Poetics of Architecture: Theory of Design建筑诗学：设计理论

Inorderforabooktosucceedinpresentingatheoryofarchitecture,itmustaddressaspectsofimaginationandcreativityaswellasthechannelsonecanusetoachievetrulysignificantarchitecturaldesign.PoeticsofArchitectureexploresthefundamentaltheoriesofModernandPostmoderndesignandattemptstoreconcileallthatisworthwhileinthesetwomovementsintoanewinclusivistattitudetowardarchitecture.AnthonyC.Antoniadeslooksatthemanyintangibleandtangiblechannelsonecanharnessincreatingarchitecturaldesign.Byopeninguparchitecturetothefullrangeofcreativeinfluences,hetriestohelpreadersproducedesignsthatarericheronspatial,sensual,spiritual,andenvironmentallevels.Someoftheintangiblechannelstocreativityexploredinthebookincludefantasy,metaphor,theparadoxicalandmetaphysical,theprimordialanduntouched,poetryandliterature,andtheexoticandmulticultural.Amongthetangiblechannelscoveredarehistoryandthestudyofprecedents,mimesisandliteralinterpretation,geometry,materials,andtheroleofnature.Theauthorpresentsrichandimaginativediscussionsofthesevariouschannels,explainingwhichwerefavoredduringtheModernandPostmodernmovementsandclarifyinghistheoreticalanalysesthroughtheuseofmanyvividexamples,tables,andillustrations.IncludedamongtheexamplesinthevolumearemanydistinguishedprojectsandtheoriesbyawiderangeofnotedarchitectssuchasAsplund,Aalto,Utzon,Pikionis,Barragín,Pietilä,Predock,andLegorreta,whoarelatecomerstotheattentionofthemedia.Antoniadesalsoprovidesfascinatingmaterialonthestudyofarchitecturalbiographiesasameansofachievinganall-inclusivecreativityinarchitecturaldesign.Highlyoriginalyetbasedonsolidprinciples,PoeticsofArchitecturewillhelparchitects,designers,andstudentsincreasetheirversatilityandcreativityinthestudio.Itwillalsodeepentheirunderstandingandappreciationofthecreativeprocessanditsmanyinfluences.