The first book to look architectural narrative in the eye Since the early eighties, many architects have used the term 'narrative' to describe their work. To architects the enduring attraction of narrative is that it offers a way of engaging with the way a city feels and works. Rather than reducing architecture to mere style or an overt emphasis on technology, it foregrounds the experiential dimension of architecture. Narrative Architecture explores the potentialfor narrative as a way of interpreting buildings from ancient history throughto the present, deals with architectural background, analysis and practice aswell as its future development. Paste in second paragraph of copy here, if needed. Authored by Nigel Coates, a foremost figure in the field of narrative architecture, the book is one of the first to address this subject directly Features architects as diverse as William Kent, Antoni Gaudí, Eero Saarinen, Ettore Sottsass, Superstudio, Rem Koolhaas, and FAT to provide an overview of the work of NATO and Coates, as well as chapters on other contemporary designers Includes over 120 colour photographs Signposting narrative's significance as a design approach that can aid architecture to remain relevant in this complex, multi-disciplinary and multi-everything age, Narrative Architecture is a must-read for anyone with an interest in architectural history and theory. INDICE: Preface Chapter 1: The Long Perspective Chapter 2: Radical TerrainChapter 3: NATO Chapter 4: Story Buildings: binary, sequence and biotopic narratives Chapter 5: Practice In Person Chapter 6: Pure Narrativity Epilogue Bibliography Index Picture credits
- ISBN: 978-0-470-05745-2
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 168
- Fecha Publicación: 13/01/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés