Architecture : presence, language, and place / Christian Norberg-Schulz ; translated by Antony Shugaar

By:

Norberg-Schulz, Christian

Contributor(s):

Shugaar, Antony [Translator]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Milano : London : Skira Editore, Thames and Hudson, 2000.Description: 372 p. : illISBN:

9788881187003
8881187000

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

720 NOR-A

Contents:

Contents : Foreword - The new image of architecture I. Presence 1. Use 2. Comprehension 3. Implementation II. Language 1. Typology 2. Morphology 3. Topology III. Place 1. Customs 2. Style 3. Interaction

Summary: "This volume developed out of a wish to provide architecture with an existential foundation. Therefore, the being of man in the world, and in particular, the spatial aspects of his presence, are taken as points of departure. The first three chapters deal with the being of man in the world under the titles of use, comprehension, and implemenation. The following three chapters explore the dimensions of this language under the titles of typology, morphology, and topology. The last three chapters serve to illustrate the application of the language of forms in vernacular, stylistic, and modern architecture."

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Library, SPAB I-1	Non Fiction	720 NOR-A (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		002924

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Translated from the Italian version of the original Norwegian.

Contents : Foreword - The new image of architecture
I. Presence
1. Use
2. Comprehension
3. Implementation
II. Language
1. Typology
2. Morphology
3. Topology

III. Place
1. Customs
2. Style
3. Interaction

"This volume developed out of a wish to provide architecture with an existential foundation. Therefore, the being of man in the world, and in particular, the spatial aspects of his presence, are taken as points of departure. The first three chapters deal with the being of man in the world under the titles of use, comprehension, and implemenation. The following three chapters explore the dimensions of this language under the titles of typology, morphology, and topology. The last three chapters serve to illustrate the application of the language of forms in vernacular, stylistic, and modern architecture."

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