Dwelling with Architecture (Hardcover, New)

The dwelling is the most fundamental building type, nowhere more so than in the open landscape. This book can be read in a number of ways. It is first a book about houses and particularly the theme 'dwelling and the land'. It examines the poetic and prosaic issues inherent in claiming a piece of the landscape to live on. It could also be seen as a kind of road map, full of both warnings and encouragements for all those involved with, or just interested in, the making of houses. That the domestic realm and the landscape can be vehicles for significant architectural insights is hardly an original observation. However this book seeks to bring the two topics together in a unique way. In exploring a building type that lies on the cusp of what is commonly understood as 'building' and 'architecture', it asks fundamental questions about what the very nature of architecture is. Who indeed is the architect and what is their role in the process of creating meaningful buildings?

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2012
First published:	2012
Authors:	Roderick Kemsley • Christopher Platt
Dimensions:	216 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	236
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-56903-3
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > Architectural structure & design Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Homelessness
LSN:	0-415-56903-6
Barcode:	9780415569033

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