The Building

Author(s): Jose Araguez ed.

ARCHITECTURAL THEORY | LARS MULLER

For nearly fifty years "the building" has primarily been viewed as a means rather than an end within architectural history and theory. This volume presents an alternative to that trend by reconceiving it as a central discursive category in its own right. Contributors-including architects and academics from world-renowned institutions-offer insightful discussions of key architectural structures conceived in Europe, Asia, and the U.S.A. over the last three decades. In doing so they propel architectural thinking's importance as a domain of knowledge. Further, in exploring those structures through a number of questions both intra- and meta-disciplinary, this book suggests ways in which buildings can trigger conceptual frameworks whose influence extends well beyond architecture. A balanced text-to-image ratio caters to readers in both practice and academia.


Product Information

General Fields

  • : 9783037784983
  • : Lars Muller Publishers
  • : Lars Muller Publishers
  • : October 2016
  • : February 2017
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Jose Araguez ed.
  • : Hardback
  • : 416