Global built environment as a representation of realities [electronic resource] : why and how architecture should be the subject of worldwide comparison / edited by Aart Mekking and Eric Roose; with contributions by En-Yu Huang [et al.].
- Publication:
- Amsterdam : Pallas Publications, c2009.
- Format/Description:
- Book
1 online resource (213 p.) - Status/Location:
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- Subjects:
- Architecture -- Designs and plans.
Architecture, Modern. - Form/Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Language:
- English
- Summary:
- This original study calls for every part of the built environment worldwide to be seen as a representation of a certain reality and as a new, meaningful combination, in the specific context of a concrete commission of architectural elements that were already there.
- Contents:
- Contents; Introduction. Breaking Boundaries: Towards a Global Theory of Architectural Representation; 1. The Architectural Representation of Reality; 2. The Architectural Representation of Islam; 3. The Architectural Representation of Paradise; 4. The Architectural Representation of Taboo; 5. The Architectural Representation of Diversity; List of Contributors; Classified Index
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Contributor:
- Mekking, Aart.
Roose, Eric, 1967-
Huang, Enyu. - ISBN:
- 1-282-40163-7
9786612401633
90-485-0831-2 - OCLC:
- 475551231