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Architectural design,

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London, Chapman & Hall Limited, 1945Edition: 2d ed. [second printing 1945]Description: xvii pages, 1 leaf, 329 pages : frontispiece, illustrations ; 30 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: : DDC classification:
  • 729
LOC classification:
  • NA2750 .P5 1941
Contents:
BOOK ONE: THE NATURE OF ARCHITECTURE. [Pt. 1] THE INFLUENCES OF ARCHITECTURE. General influences : The needs of man ; Activities of man ; The architecture of man {u2013} The influences of nature : Climate ; Topography ; Materials {u2013} The influences of man. Social conditions ; Economic conditions [Pt. 2] THE ELEMENTS OF ARCHITECTURE. The evolution of forms : Function and history ; European precedents ; Reflections in the United States ; Antecedents of the contemporary ; Contemporary reflections -- Plan and volume: The nature of the plan ; The growth of volume ; Plan types -- The elements of the visible structure : Structural elements ; Protective elements ; Circulatory elements ; Decorative elements [Pt. 3] THE MATERIALS OF ARCHITECTURE The nature of materials : Materials and design -- The materials of nature : Stone ; wood -- The materials of man : Brick ; Terra cotta ; Tile ; Glass ; Concrete ; Metals ; Plastics.
BOOK TWO: THE DESIGN OF ARCHITECTURE. [Pt. 4] THE PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN. The essentials of the structure : The invisible structure ; The visible structure -- The process of space organization : Design from spatial compositions ; Design from horizontal dispositions -- The creative principles : The principles related to function ; The principles related to strength ; The principles related to appearance -- Plan composition : Axial arrangements ; Principles -- Principles of composition : Contrast ; Proportion ; Scale ; Balance ; Rhythm ; Unity ; Character [Pt. 5] THE PROCESS OF DESIGN. The scope of design : The application of knowledge ; Contributing factors ; The functional and the aesthetic -- Types of problems : The major problems ; The minor problems -- The development of the problem : Program analysis ; Preliminary studies ; Intermediate studies ; Presentation drawings.
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Book Carleton University, AVRC Open-stacks NA 2750 .P5 1941 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 16050177341

BOOK ONE: THE NATURE OF ARCHITECTURE. [Pt. 1] THE INFLUENCES OF ARCHITECTURE. General influences : The needs of man ; Activities of man ; The architecture of man {u2013} The influences of nature : Climate ; Topography ; Materials {u2013} The influences of man. Social conditions ; Economic conditions [Pt. 2] THE ELEMENTS OF ARCHITECTURE. The evolution of forms : Function and history ; European precedents ; Reflections in the United States ; Antecedents of the contemporary ; Contemporary reflections -- Plan and volume: The nature of the plan ; The growth of volume ; Plan types -- The elements of the visible structure : Structural elements ; Protective elements ; Circulatory elements ; Decorative elements [Pt. 3] THE MATERIALS OF ARCHITECTURE The nature of materials : Materials and design -- The materials of nature : Stone ; wood -- The materials of man : Brick ; Terra cotta ; Tile ; Glass ; Concrete ; Metals ; Plastics.

BOOK TWO: THE DESIGN OF ARCHITECTURE. [Pt. 4] THE PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN. The essentials of the structure : The invisible structure ; The visible structure -- The process of space organization : Design from spatial compositions ; Design from horizontal dispositions -- The creative principles : The principles related to function ; The principles related to strength ; The principles related to appearance -- Plan composition : Axial arrangements ; Principles -- Principles of composition : Contrast ; Proportion ; Scale ; Balance ; Rhythm ; Unity ; Character [Pt. 5] THE PROCESS OF DESIGN. The scope of design : The application of knowledge ; Contributing factors ; The functional and the aesthetic -- Types of problems : The major problems ; The minor problems -- The development of the problem : Program analysis ; Preliminary studies ; Intermediate studies ; Presentation drawings.

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