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The Founding Myths of Architecture (Paperback, New)
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The Founding Myths of Architecture (Paperback, New)
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The Founding Myths of Architecture brings together and discusses
the work of some of the most influential and intriguing figures in
the history of architecture. By returning to the authentic roots
from which modern architectural thought has sprung, it explores the
significance of the discipline in relation to the evolution of
mankind. The contributors, international leading theorists from a
variety of disciplines, provide fascinating texts that contribute
to the broad discussion on architecture and its relationship with
science, nature, art and society. Kari Jormakka, Fabio Barry, Pedro
Azara, Caspar Pearson and Henry Dietrich Fernandez are just some of
the respected scholars whose writings comprise this authoritative
look at the origins of architectural practice and its importance to
the development of modern society. By exploring architecture as a
basic human instinct, linking contemporary architecture to ideas
surrounding mythology and cosmos and assessing the importance of
architecture from an anthropological viewpoint, The Founding Myths
of Architecture is a refreshing take on architectural theory. The
oeuvre of Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, Louis Kahn, Francesco
Borromini, Andre Le Notre, Giorgio Grognet and Marcus Vitruvius
Pollio amongst others is visually referenced in the context of
these topics. Published in both French and English, this collection
of essays pushes the boundaries of architectural criticism by
encompassing history and anthropology in its analysis of design
theory and by moving away from a purely rational and functional
understanding of architecture.
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