{"product_id":"ornament-9781119965954","title":"Ornament","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver the last decade or so, the widespread adoption of digital techniques have greatly expanded the possibilities of applying ornament in design. As well as looking at the c topic of ornament, the book reflects on what is currently happening in the light of current theoretical and historical research.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Architecture as Ornament? 009\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1: A Problematic Return 017\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ornamental Revival in Contemporary Architecture 019\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTextures, Patterns and Topology: A Different Ornament 027\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Subjective and the Political 047\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2: Ornament and Subjectivity 059\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Visage of Architecture 060\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Architect, between Rules and Invention 062\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArtists, Craftsmen and the Fabrication of Ornament 073\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Clients to Passers-By 082\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndustrialisation and the Ornamental Impulse 090\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ghost of Ornament 097\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3: Politics of Ornament 103\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Economics to Politics 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunication and Style 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Power of Architectural Décor 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4: Reinventing the Meaning of Ornament 129\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA New Architectural Subject 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitical Uncertainties 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeaning and Symbols 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePicture Credits 167\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407195152727,"sku":"9781119965954","price":30.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119965954.jpg?v=1730498513","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ornament-9781119965954","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}