The Handbook of Urban Morphology(1st Edition) (The Urban Handbook series) by KarlKropf Hardcover, 248 Pages, Published 2018 by Wiley ISBN-13: 978-1-118-74769-8, ISBN: 1-118-74769-0
"Conceived as a practical manual of morphological analysis, The Handbook of Urban Morphology focuses on the form, structure and evolution of human settlements from villages to metropolitan regions. It is the first book in any language focused on specific, up–to–date how–to guidance , with clear summaries of the central concepts, step–by–step instructions for carrying out the analysis, case studies illustrating specific applica ..."
"The second half of the 20th Century witnessed an outburst of theories and manifestoes that explored the possibilities of architecture: it's language, evolution and social relevance. The many 'crises in architecture' and emerging urban and ecological problems questioned the current orthodoxy: Modernism was criticised, questioned and overthrown, only to be extended, subverted and revivified. The result was a cascade of new theories, justi ..."
"The last forty years have seen an outburst of theories and manifestoes which explore the possibilities of architecture: its language, evolution and social relevance. With many ′crises in architecture′ and the obvious urban and ecological problems, Modernism has been criticised, questioned, overthrown, extended, subverted and revivified – not a peaceful time for architectural thought and production. The result has been a cascade of new t ..."
The Urban Handbook The Handbook of Urban Morphology by KarlKropf 248 Pages, Published 2017 by John Wiley & Sons ISBN-13: 978-1-118-74782-7, ISBN: 1-118-74782-8
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Towns', Urban Historical Geography: Recent Progress in Britain and Germany,
Dietrich Denecke and Gareth Shaw (eds), Cambridge Unive ..."
"This compendium presents over 150 key arguments by several current architectural philosophers - Charles Jencks, Peter Eisenman, Bernard Tschumi, Daniel Libeskind and Robert Maxwell. Each of the statements presents a short biography of the architect and an edited excerpt of their principal texts."
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"The second half of the 20th Century witnessed an outburst of theories and manifestoes that explored the possibilities of architecture: it's language, evolution and social relevance. The many 'crises in architecture' and emerging urban and ecological problems questioned the current orthodoxy: Modernism was criticised, questioned and overthrown, only to be extended, subverted and revivified. The result was a cascade of new theories, justi ..."
"The second half of the 20th Century witnessed an outburst of theories and manifestoes that explored the possibilities of architecture: it's language, evolution and social relevance. The many 'crises in architecture' and emerging urban and ecological problems questioned the current orthodoxy: Modernism was criticised, questioned and overthrown, only to be extended, subverted and revivified. The result was a cascade of new theories, justi ..."
"Telling the story of one of the most important gardens in Europe, created by the internationally celebrated architectural critic and designer Charles Jencks and his late wife, the landscape architect and author Maggie Keswick, this book looks at The Garden of Cosmic Speculation. It is a landscape that celebrates the new sciences of complexity and chaos theory and consists of a series of metaphors exploring the origins, the destiny and t ..."