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Book SynopsisNow in its fifth edition, Analysing Architecture has become internationally established as the best introduction to architecture. Aimed primarily at those studying architecture, it offers a clear and accessible insight into the workings of this rich and fascinating subject. With copious illustrations from his own notebooks, the author dissects examples from around the world and all periods of history to explain the underlying strategies in architectural design and show how drawing may be used as a medium for analysis.
In this new edition, Analysing Architecture has been revised and expanded. Notably, the chapter on How Analysis Can Help Design' has been redeveloped to clearly explain this crucially important aspect of study to a beginner readership. Four new chapters have been added to the section dealing with Themes in Spatial Organisation, on Axis', Grid', Datum Place' and Hidden'. Material from the ''Case Studies'' in previous editions has been redistributed a
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"Probably the best introductory book on architecture."
Andrew Higgott, Lecturer in Architecture, University of East London, UK
"A truly amazing book on how to analyze a building. A must read for all young architects."
Fatema, Goodreads.com
Table of ContentsPreface to this New Edition. Introduction. Architecture as Intellectual Structure and Identification of Place. Basic Elements of Architecture. Modifying Elements of Architecture. Elements Doing More Than One Thing. Using Things That Are There. Primitive Place Types. Architecture as Making Frames. Geometries of Being. Ideal Geometry. Themes in Spatial Organisation: 1. Space and Structure. 2. Parallel Walls. 3. Axis. 4. Grid. 5. Datum Place. 6. Stratification. 7. Transition, Hierarchy, Heart. 8. In-between. 9. Inhabited Wall. 10. Hidden. 11. Refuge and Prospect. Temples and Cottages. How Analysis Can Help Design. Postscript. Acknowledgements. Bibliography and References. Index.
