RobertA.M.Stern:OnCampus
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- 出版社 TheMonacelliPress
- 出版时间 2010年12月
- ISBN 9781580932837
- 定价 684.30
内容简介
Atitsbest,thecollegecampusistherepresentationofbeliefs,ofthespecificcharacterofaplace,ofacommunity,ofaninstitution.Itisthesettingforthecontinuallyevolvinginteractionofpeopleandideasovertime.—RobertA.M.SternSsanarchitect,educator,andarchitecturalhistorian,RobertA.M.Sternbringsspecialknowledgeandexpertisetoissuesofcampusmasterplanningandthedesignofacademicbuildings.ThisuniquevolumecollectsmorethanfiftyprojectsbythefirmforthemostprestigiousinstitutionsinAmerica—Harvard,Yale,Dartmouth,Georgetown,Stanford,UniversityofVirginia—andfocusesontheimportanceofthehistoriccharacteroftheplaceinchartingthefuture.InsurveyingtheAmericancampus,SternbeginswithThomasJefferson’sAcademicalVillageattheUniversityofVirginiaandthenconsidersitsmanyheirs.Heorganizescampusesintothreeprincipalparadigms:theEmbeddedCampus,thosecloselyconnectedwiththefabricofthecitiesandtownsinwhichtheysit;theCitadelCampus,thoseperchedaboveandremovedfromthesurroundings;andtheGardenCampus,thosewhosebuildingssitinamorecasualconfigurationinthelandscape.Eachcampusisdescribedindetail,withhistoricphotographsandcampusplansillustratingitsdevelopment.ProjectsbyRobertA.M.SternArchitectsareplacedintheircontext,providingacompleteviewofthesedistinguishedplacesoflearning.,
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