内容简介
Intendedbothasanintroductorytextforstudentsandprofessionalsinthefieldaswellasanaccessiblereadforthegeneralpublic,UnderstandingArchitectureaddressesthebasicprinciplesofarchitecture.Thevolumeisorganizedin12seriesofchaptersbasedonakeyarchitecturalthemes-includingspace,time,matter,gravity,light,silence,dwelling,ritual,memory,landscape,andplace.Eachchapterbeginswithanintroductoryessay,andincludesawidevarietyofhistoricalexamplesfromaroundtheworld,followedbyin-depthanalysisof6keybuildingsthatfurtherexemplifythethemeofthatchapter.Bycombiningabroadhistoricalsweepwithajargon-freearchitecturalstudyofspaceandthedirectexperienceofarchitecture,thisvolumeisauniqueintroductiontotheexperienceofarchitecture.
作者简介
RobertMcCarterisapracticingarchitectandRuthandNormanMooreProfessorofArchitectureatWashingtonUniversityinSt.Louis,since2007.HetaughtpreviouslyattheUniversityofFlorida,wherehewasDirectoroftheSchoolofArchitecturefrom1991-2001,andColumbiaUniversity,amongothers.McCarterhaswrittenfornumerousinternationalpublicationsandhisbooksincludeLouisI.Kahn;OnandByFrankLloydWright:APrimerofArchitecturalPrinciples;FrankLloydWrightplusUnityTempleandFallingwaterinPhaidon'sArchitectureinDetailseries.JuhaniPallasmaaisoneofFinland'smostdistinguishedarchitectsandarchitecturalthinkers.Pallasmaaistheauthor/editorof24books,includingTheEyesoftheSkin:ArchitectureandtheSenses,TheArchitectureofImage:ExistentialSpaceinCinemaandEncounters.