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Focuses on the role of the technical aspects of architectural design, as part of the process of innovation and in relation to the mythic opposition between vision and construction. This title argues that by making symbolic expression a primary objective in the design of a project, designers produce a practical aesthetic and an ethical solution.

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A Hardback by Vittorio Gregotti, Lydia G. Cochrane

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    Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
    Publication Date: 15/11/2010
    ISBN13: 9780226307589, 978-0226307589
    ISBN10: 0226307581
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    Book Synopsis
    Focuses on the role of the technical aspects of architectural design, as part of the process of innovation and in relation to the mythic opposition between vision and construction. This title argues that by making symbolic expression a primary objective in the design of a project, designers produce a practical aesthetic and an ethical solution.

    Trade Review
    "The most important architect, critic, and intellectual writing today." - Kenneth Frampton"

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