Experiencing Architecture
$101.34
- Paperback
245 pages
- Release Date
15 March 1964
Summary
A classic examination of superb design through the centuries.Widely regarded as a classic in the field, Experiencing Architecture explores the history and promise of good design. Generously illustrated with historical examples of designing excellence-ranging from teacups, riding boots, and golf balls to the villas of Palladio and the fish-feeding pavilion of Beijing’s Winter Palace-Rasmussen’s accessible guide invites us to appreciate architecture not only as a profession, but as an art that …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262680028 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262680025 |
| Author: | Steen Eiler Rasmussen |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 245 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 15 March 1964 |
| Weight: | 295g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 132mm x 15mm |
| Series: | Experiencing Architecture |
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”…so lucid and clear that every layman and beginner will be able to understand andto enjoy it.” Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism
A book of great charm and broad understanding.
* Architectural Forum *…so lucid and clear that every layman and beginner will be able to understand and to enjoy it.
* Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism *About The Author
Steen Eiler Rasmussen
Steen Eiler Rasmussen was Professor of Architecture at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen and Visiting Professor at M.I.T., Yale, Pennsylvania, and the University of California, Berkeley, and lectured widely at universities in Europe and the United States. He was author of London- The Unique City, called “the best book on London as a town,” and other books.
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