The ten most influential buildings in history : architecture's archetypes / Simon Unwin.
Even the most inventive and revolutionary architects of today owe debts to the past, often to the distant past when architecture really was being invented for the first time. Architects depend on their own imaginations for personal insights and originality but their ideas may be stimulated (consciou...
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| Other title: | 10 most influential buildings in history |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge,
[2016]
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| Series: | Online access with DDA: Askews (Architecture)
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| Summary: | Even the most inventive and revolutionary architects of today owe debts to the past, often to the distant past when architecture really was being invented for the first time. Architects depend on their own imaginations for personal insights and originality but their ideas may be stimulated (consciously or subliminally) by particularly powerful buildings from history. The Ten Most Influential Buildings in History: Architecture's Archetypes identifies ten architectural archetypes that have been sources of inspiration for architects through the centuries. Each archetype is analysed through distinctive examples, following the methodology established by the author in his previous books. The variety of 'lines of enquiry' each archetype has provoked in latter-day architects are then explored by analysing their work to reveal ideas inspired by those earlier buildings. Archetypes have a timeless relevance. In adopting this approach, The Ten Most Influential Buildings in History is as pertinent to contemporary practice as it is to understanding buildings from antiquity, and offers insights into the bridges of influence that can operate between the two. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (246 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781317483243 1317483243 9781317483236 1317483235 9781317483250 1317483251 1138898465 9781138898462 1138898473 9781138898479 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |