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• Title:The architecture concept book / James Tait.
  
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• Author/Creator:Tait, James (Architect), author.
  
• Published/Created:London : Thames & Hudson, 2018.
  

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  • Location:MAA LIBRARY (IKB) stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: NA680 .T35 2018
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Architectural design.
  Architectural drawing.
  Architecture--Philosophy.
  Architecture--Technological innovations.
  
• Description:280 pages : illustrations, plans ; 24 cm
  
• Summary:"Inspired by the complexity and heterogeneity of the world around us, and by the rise of new technologies and their associated behaviors, The Architecture Concept Book seeks to stimulate young architects and students to think outside of what is often a rather conservative and self-perpetuating professional domain and to be influenced by everything around them. Organized thematically, the book explores thirty- five architectural concepts, which cover wide- ranging topics not always typically included in the study of architecture. James Tait traces the connections between concepts such as familiarity, control, and memory and basic architectural components such as the entrance, arch, columns, and services, to social phenomena such as gathering and reveling, before concluding with texts on shelter, relaxing, and working. Even in this digital age, Tait insists that we must always think before we design. We must always have a reason to build."--Publisher's description.
  
• Notes:"An inspirational guide to creative ideas, strategies and practices"--Cover.
  Includes bibliographical references (pages 272-273) and index.
  
• ISBN:0500294135
  9780500294130 (paperback)
  9780500343364
  0500343365
  
• Contents:Machine generated contents note: 1. Assess
  Wonder
  Environment
  Disorder
  Memory
  Function
  Form
  Irony
  Politics
  2. Analyse
  Walk
  Influence
  Reclaim
  Respect
  Obscure
  Heroize
  Improve
  Improvise
  3. Assemble
  Floor
  Wall
  Structure
  Roof
  Door
  Facade
  Stair
  Services
  4. Augment
  Review
  Diagram
  Optimize
  Economize
  Colour
  Contrast
  Scale
  Craft.