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The underlying theme of Twenty-Five+ Buildings Every Architect
Should Understand is the relationship of architecture to the human
being, how it frames our lives and orchestrates our experience; how
it can help us make sense of the world and contribute to our sense
of identity and place. Exploring these dimensions through a wide
range of case studies that illustrate the rich diversity of
twentieth- and twenty-first-century architecture, this book is
essential reading for every architect. With the addition of
numerous shorter analyses, this new edition covers an even greater
range of architectural ideas, providing students and architects
with further inspiration for exploration in their own design work.
Architects live by ideas. But where do they come from? And how do
they shape buildings? There is no one right way to do architecture.
This book illustrates many. Its aim is to explore the rich
diversity of architectural creativity by analysing a wide range of
examples to extract the ideas behind them. Twenty-Five+ Buildings
Every Architect Should Understand is a companion to Simon Unwin’s
Analysing Architecture: the Universal Language of Place- Making
(most recent edition, 2021), and part of the trilogy which also
includes his Exercises in Architecture: Learning to Think as an
Architect (second edition, 2022). Together the three books offer an
introduction to the workings of architecture providing for the
three aspects of learning: theory, examples and practice.
Twenty-Five+ Buildings focusses on analysing examples using the
methodology offered by Analysing Architecture, which operates
primarily through the medium of drawing. An underlying theme of
Twenty-Five+ Buildings Every Architect Should Understand is the
relationship of architecture to the human being, how it frames our
lives and orchestrates our experiences; how it can help us give
form to the world and contributes to our senses of identity and
place. Exploring these dimensions through case studies that
illustrate the rich diversity of twentieth- and
twenty-first-century architecture, this book is essential reading,
and hopefully an inspiration, for every architect. In this new
edition supplementary analysis and discussion has been added to
each of the twenty-five case studies, drawing attention to their
influences from and on other architects. A number of extra shorter
analyses have been included too, following the practice of
presenting extra small dishes interspersed among main courses in
high-end restaurants. These additional short analyses account for
the + sign after ‘Twenty-Five’ in the title of this edition,
and double the number of buildings analysed to around fifty.
The underlying theme of Twenty-Five+ Buildings Every Architect
Should Understand is the relationship of architecture to the human
being, how it frames our lives and orchestrates our experience; how
it can help us make sense of the world and contribute to our sense
of identity and place. Exploring these dimensions through a wide
range of case studies that illustrate the rich diversity of
twentieth- and twenty-first-century architecture, this book is
essential reading for every architect. With the addition of
numerous shorter analyses, this new edition covers an even greater
range of architectural ideas, providing students and architects
with further inspiration for exploration in their own design work.
Architects live by ideas. But where do they come from? And how do
they shape buildings? There is no one right way to do architecture.
This book illustrates many. Its aim is to explore the rich
diversity of architectural creativity by analysing a wide range of
examples to extract the ideas behind them. Twenty-Five+ Buildings
Every Architect Should Understand is a companion to Simon Unwin’s
Analysing Architecture: the Universal Language of Place- Making
(most recent edition, 2021), and part of the trilogy which also
includes his Exercises in Architecture: Learning to Think as an
Architect (second edition, 2022). Together the three books offer an
introduction to the workings of architecture providing for the
three aspects of learning: theory, examples and practice.
Twenty-Five+ Buildings focusses on analysing examples using the
methodology offered by Analysing Architecture, which operates
primarily through the medium of drawing. An underlying theme of
Twenty-Five+ Buildings Every Architect Should Understand is the
relationship of architecture to the human being, how it frames our
lives and orchestrates our experiences; how it can help us give
form to the world and contributes to our senses of identity and
place. Exploring these dimensions through case studies that
illustrate the rich diversity of twentieth- and
twenty-first-century architecture, this book is essential reading,
and hopefully an inspiration, for every architect. In this new
edition supplementary analysis and discussion has been added to
each of the twenty-five case studies, drawing attention to their
influences from and on other architects. A number of extra shorter
analyses have been included too, following the practice of
presenting extra small dishes interspersed among main courses in
high-end restaurants. These additional short analyses account for
the + sign after ‘Twenty-Five’ in the title of this edition,
and double the number of buildings analysed to around fifty.
Now in its fifth edition, Analysing Architecture has become
internationally established as the best introduction to
architecture. Aimed primarily at those studying architecture, it
offers a clear and accessible insight into the workings of this
rich and fascinating subject. With copious illustrations from his
own notebooks, the author dissects examples from around the world
and all periods of history to explain the underlying strategies in
architectural design and show how drawing may be used as a medium
for analysis. In this new edition, Analysing Architecture has been
revised and expanded. Notably, the chapter on 'How Analysis Can
Help Design' has been redeveloped to clearly explain this crucially
important aspect of study to a beginner readership. Four new
chapters have been added to the section dealing with Themes in
Spatial Organisation, on 'Axis', 'Grid', 'Datum Place' and
'Hidden'. Material from the 'Case Studies' in previous editions has
been redistributed amongst earlier chapters. The 'Introduction' has
been completely rewritten; and the format of the whole book has
been adjusted to allow for the inclusion of more and better
illustrative examples. Works of architecture are instruments for
managing, orchestrating, modifying our relationship with the world
around us. They frame just about everything we do. Architecture is
complex, subtle, frustrating... but ultimately extremely rewarding.
It can be a difficult discipline to get to grips with; nothing in
school quite prepares anyone for the particular demands of an
architecture course. But this book will help.
www.instagram.com/analysingarchitecture
Offers student architects a series of exercises aimed at developing
a particular theme or area of architectural capacity, developing
the readers capacity to 'do' architecture. The exercises deal with
themes such as place-making, learning through drawing, framing,
storyboarding, light, aleatoric design, uses of geometry, stage
setting, eliciting emotional responses, the genetics of detail.
Beautifully illustrated with over 700 hand drawn illustrations by
the author.
Each of these Analysing Architecture Notebooks is devoted to a
particular theme in understanding the rich and varied workings of
architecture. They can be thought of as addenda to the foundation
volume Analysing Architecture, which first appeared in 1997 and has
subsequently been enlarged in three further editions. Examining
these extra themes as a series of Notebooks, rather than as
additional chapters in future editions, allows greater space for
more detailed exploration of a wider variety of examples, whilst
avoiding the risk of the original book becoming unwieldy. Metaphor
is the most powerful component of the poetry of architecture. It
has been a significant factor in architecture since the earliest
periods of human history, when people were finding ways to give
order and meaning to the world in which we live. It is arguable
that architecture began with the realisation of metaphor in
physical form, and that subsequent movements - from Greek to
Gothic, Renaissance to Modern, Victorian to Vernacular... - have
all been driven by the emergence or rediscovery of different
metaphors by which architecture might be generated.
Each of these Analysing Architecture Notebooks is devoted to a
particular theme in understanding the rich and varied workings of
architecture. They can be thought of as addenda to the foundation
volume Analysing Architecture, which first appeared in 1997 and has
subsequently been enlarged in three further editions. Examining
these extra themes as a series of Notebooks, rather than as
additional chapters in future editions, allows greater space for
more detailed exploration of a wider variety of examples, whilst
avoiding the risk of the original book becoming unwieldy. As
children we make places spontaneously: on the beach, in woodland,
around our homes... Those places are evidence of a natural language
of architecture we all share. Beginning with the child as seed and
agent of the places it makes, initial sections of Children as
Place-makers illustrate the key 'verbs' that drive that natural
language of architecture. Later sections look at the core
importance of the circle of place, how as children we are drawn to
inhabit boxes, and the narrative possibilities that arise when
place is linked with imagination. The principal messages of this
Notebook are that it is by place-making we make sense of the space
of the world in which we live, and that the first step in becoming
a professional architect is to re-awaken the innate architect
inside each of us.
Even the most inventive and revolutionary architects of today owe
debts to the past, often to the distant past when architecture
really was being invented for the first time. Architects depend on
their own imaginations for personal insights and originality but
their ideas may be stimulated (consciously or subliminally) by
particularly powerful buildings from history. The Ten Most
Influential Buildings in History: Architecture's Archetypes
identifies ten architectural archetypes that have been sources of
inspiration for architects through the centuries. Each archetype is
analysed through distinctive examples, following the methodology
established by the author in his previous books. The variety of
'lines of enquiry' each archetype has provoked in latter-day
architects are then explored by analysing their work to reveal
ideas inspired by those earlier buildings. Archetypes have a
timeless relevance. In adopting this approach, The Ten Most
Influential Buildings in History is as pertinent to contemporary
practice as it is to understanding buildings from antiquity, and
offers insights into the bridges of influence that can operate
between the two.
Even the most inventive and revolutionary architects of today owe
debts to the past, often to the distant past when architecture
really was being invented for the first time. Architects depend on
their own imaginations for personal insights and originality but
their ideas may be stimulated (consciously or subliminally) by
particularly powerful buildings from history. The Ten Most
Influential Buildings in History: Architecture's Archetypes
identifies ten architectural archetypes that have been sources of
inspiration for architects through the centuries. Each archetype is
analysed through distinctive examples, following the methodology
established by the author in his previous books. The variety of
'lines of enquiry' each archetype has provoked in latter-day
architects are then explored by analysing their work to reveal
ideas inspired by those earlier buildings. Archetypes have a
timeless relevance. In adopting this approach, The Ten Most
Influential Buildings in History is as pertinent to contemporary
practice as it is to understanding buildings from antiquity, and
offers insights into the bridges of influence that can operate
between the two.
Though we may take them for granted, doorways impinge on our lives
in many ways. Their powers are even richer and more varied than
those of the wall. They can change the ways we behave, and alter
how we see our surroundings. They challenge us and protect our
territories. They punctuate our experiences as we move from place
to place. They set the geometry and measure of our relationship
with space. They frame the 'in-between' and stand as
crystalisations of the moment. With its many dimensions, the
doorway is an essential component of what might be called 'the
common language of architecture'. Illustrated with numerous
drawings and photographs, Doorway is a stimulus to thinking about
what can be done with architecture. The notebook style offers an
example to student architects of how they might keep their own
architecture notebooks, collecting ideas, sorting strategies,
generally expanding their understanding of the potential of
architecture to modify the world in practical, philosophical and
poetic ways.
Offers student architects a series of exercises aimed at developing
a particular theme or area of architectural capacity, developing
the readers capacity to 'do' architecture. The exercises deal with
themes such as place-making, learning through drawing, framing,
storyboarding, light, aleatoric design, uses of geometry, stage
setting, eliciting emotional responses, the genetics of detail.
Beautifully illustrated with over 700 hand drawn illustrations by
the author.
Each of these Analysing Architecture Notebooks is devoted to a
particular theme in understanding the rich and varied workings of
architecture. They can be thought of as addenda to the foundation
volume Analysing Architecture, which first appeared in 1997 and has
subsequently been enlarged in three further editions. Examining
these extra themes as a series of Notebooks, rather than as
additional chapters in future editions, allows greater space for
more detailed exploration of a wider variety of examples, whilst
avoiding the risk of the original book becoming unwieldy. As
children we make places spontaneously: on the beach, in woodland,
around our homes... Those places are evidence of a natural language
of architecture we all share. Beginning with the child as seed and
agent of the places it makes, initial sections of Children as
Place-makers illustrate the key 'verbs' that drive that natural
language of architecture. Later sections look at the core
importance of the circle of place, how as children we are drawn to
inhabit boxes, and the narrative possibilities that arise when
place is linked with imagination. The principal messages of this
Notebook are that it is by place-making we make sense of the space
of the world in which we live, and that the first step in becoming
a professional architect is to re-awaken the innate architect
inside each of us.
Each of these Analysing Architecture Notebooks is devoted to a
particular theme in understanding the rich and varied workings of
architecture. They can be thought of as addenda to the foundation
volume Analysing Architecture, which first appeared in 1997 and has
subsequently been enlarged in three further editions. Examining
these extra themes as a series of Notebooks, rather than as
additional chapters in future editions, allows greater space for
more detailed exploration of a wider variety of examples, whilst
avoiding the risk of the original book becoming unwieldy. Curve is
a divisive issue in architecture. Some see curves as expensive and
decadent; others as an expression of transcendence - a way that the
human mind can express its freedom from quotidian constraints. Yet
others use curves to emulate some of the most beautiful forms in
nature. This Notebook considers the various authorities to which
architects look for the generation of their curves. It also
considers the aspirations curves manifest in architectural form.
Each of these Analysing Architecture Notebooks is devoted to a
particular theme in understanding the rich and varied workings of
architecture. They can be thought of as addenda to the foundation
volume Analysing Architecture, which first appeared in 1997 and has
subsequently been enlarged in three further editions. Examining
these extra themes as a series of Notebooks, rather than as
additional chapters in future editions, allows greater space for
more detailed exploration of a wider variety of examples, whilst
avoiding the risk of the original book becoming unwieldy. Shadows
may be insubstantial but they are, nevertheless, an important
element in architecture. In prehistoric times we sought shade as a
refuge from the hot sun and chilling rain. Through history
architects have used shadows to draw, to mould form, to paint
pictures, to orchestrate atmosphere, to indicate the passing of
time ... as well as to identify place. Sometimes shadow can be the
substance of architecture.
Now in its fifth edition, Analysing Architecture has become
internationally established as the best introduction to
architecture. Aimed primarily at those studying architecture, it
offers a clear and accessible insight into the workings of this
rich and fascinating subject. With copious illustrations from his
own notebooks, the author dissects examples from around the world
and all periods of history to explain the underlying strategies in
architectural design and show how drawing may be used as a medium
for analysis. In this new edition, Analysing Architecture has been
revised and expanded. Notably, the chapter on 'How Analysis Can
Help Design' has been redeveloped to clearly explain this crucially
important aspect of study to a beginner readership. Four new
chapters have been added to the section dealing with Themes in
Spatial Organisation, on 'Axis', 'Grid', 'Datum Place' and
'Hidden'. Material from the 'Case Studies' in previous editions has
been redistributed amongst earlier chapters. The 'Introduction' has
been completely rewritten; and the format of the whole book has
been adjusted to allow for the inclusion of more and better
illustrative examples. Works of architecture are instruments for
managing, orchestrating, modifying our relationship with the world
around us. They frame just about everything we do. Architecture is
complex, subtle, frustrating... but ultimately extremely rewarding.
It can be a difficult discipline to get to grips with; nothing in
school quite prepares anyone for the particular demands of an
architecture course. But this book will help.
www.instagram.com/analysingarchitecture
Each of these Analysing Architecture Notebooks is devoted to a
particular theme in understanding the rich and varied workings of
architecture. They can be thought of as addenda to the foundation
volume Analysing Architecture, which first appeared in 1997 and has
subsequently been enlarged in three further editions. Examining
these extra themes as a series of Notebooks, rather than as
additional chapters in future editions, allows greater space for
more detailed exploration of a wider variety of examples, whilst
avoiding the risk of the original book becoming unwieldy. Curve is
a divisive issue in architecture. Some see curves as expensive and
decadent; others as an expression of transcendence - a way that the
human mind can express its freedom from quotidian constraints. Yet
others use curves to emulate some of the most beautiful forms in
nature. This Notebook considers the various authorities to which
architects look for the generation of their curves. It also
considers the aspirations curves manifest in architectural form.
Each of these Analysing Architecture Notebooks is devoted to a
particular theme in understanding the rich and varied workings of
architecture. They can be thought of as addenda to the foundation
volume Analysing Architecture, which first appeared in 1997 and has
subsequently been enlarged in three further editions. Examining
these extra themes as a series of Notebooks, rather than as
additional chapters in future editions, allows greater space for
more detailed exploration of a wider variety of examples, whilst
avoiding the risk of the original book becoming unwieldy. Metaphor
is the most powerful component of the poetry of architecture. It
has been a significant factor in architecture since the earliest
periods of human history, when people were finding ways to give
order and meaning to the world in which we live. It is arguable
that architecture began with the realisation of metaphor in
physical form, and that subsequent movements - from Greek to
Gothic, Renaissance to Modern, Victorian to Vernacular... - have
all been driven by the emergence or rediscovery of different
metaphors by which architecture might be generated.
Though we may take them for granted, doorways impinge on our lives
in many ways. Their powers are even richer and more varied than
those of the wall. They can change the ways we behave, and alter
how we see our surroundings. They challenge us and protect our
territories. They punctuate our experiences as we move from place
to place. They set the geometry and measure of our relationship
with space. They frame the 'in-between' and stand as
crystalisations of the moment. With its many dimensions, the
doorway is an essential component of what might be called 'the
common language of architecture'. Illustrated with numerous
drawings and photographs, Doorway is a stimulus to thinking about
what can be done with architecture. The notebook style offers an
example to student architects of how they might keep their own
architecture notebooks, collecting ideas, sorting strategies,
generally expanding their understanding of the potential of
architecture to modify the world in practical, philosophical and
poetic ways.
Each of these Analysing Architecture Notebooks is devoted to a
particular theme in understanding the rich and varied workings of
architecture. They can be thought of as addenda to the foundation
volume Analysing Architecture, which first appeared in 1997 and has
subsequently been enlarged in three further editions. Examining
these extra themes as a series of Notebooks, rather than as
additional chapters in future editions, allows greater space for
more detailed exploration of a wider variety of examples, whilst
avoiding the risk of the original book becoming unwieldy. Shadows
may be insubstantial but they are, nevertheless, an important
element in architecture. In prehistoric times we sought shade as a
refuge from the hot sun and chilling rain. Through history
architects have used shadows to draw, to mould form, to paint
pictures, to orchestrate atmosphere, to indicate the passing of
time ... as well as to identify place. Sometimes shadow can be the
substance of architecture.
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