Building theories : architecture as the art of building / Franca Trubiano.
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TextPublisher: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2022Description: 632p.: ill; 23cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781138859043Subject(s): Architecture -- Philosophy | BuildingAdditional physical formats: Online version:: Building theoriesDDC classification: 720.1 LOC classification: NA2500 | .T7325 2022Summary: "This book explores significant and timely topics for both the design and construction of contemporary architecture by challenging its very practice of theory. It proposes an alternative definition of architectural theory; one that is able and willing to confront the many contradictions now faced by designers, architects, engineers, and builders who negotiate often overwhelming technological imperatives. It valorises the, as yet, untapped potential of thinking through building, preparing the foundations for a critical return to the art of making that is architecture"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
"This book explores significant and timely topics for both the design and construction of contemporary architecture by challenging its very practice of theory. It proposes an alternative definition of architectural theory; one that is able and willing to confront the many contradictions now faced by designers, architects, engineers, and builders who negotiate often overwhelming technological imperatives. It valorises the, as yet, untapped potential of thinking through building, preparing the foundations for a critical return to the art of making that is architecture"-- Provided by publisher.
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