{"product_id":"unexpected-affinities-9780815363958","title":"Unexpected Affinities","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile the concept of type has been present in architectural discourse since its formal introduction at the end of the eighteenth century, its role in the development of architectural projects has not been comprehensively analyzed. This book proposes a reassessment of architectural type throughout history and its impact on the development of architectural theory and practice. Beginning with Laugier's 1753 \u003cem\u003eEssay on Architecture\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUnexpected Affinities: The History of Type in the Architectural Project \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003efrom Laugier to Duchamp \u003c\/em\u003etraces type through nineteenth- and twentiethth-century architectural movements and thoeries, culminating in a discussion of the affinities between architectural type and Duchamp's concept of the readymade. Includes over sixty black and white images.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"For Meninato, types are tools for “generating the architectural project.” For the rest of us, the book generates a richer appreciation of what surrounds and surprises us every day.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAJ Sabatini, thebroadstreetreview.com, What's your \"type\"?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTABLE OF CONTENTS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLIST OF FIGURES\u003cbr\u003eACKNOWLEDGEMENTS\u003cbr\u003ePREFACE\u003cbr\u003eINTRODUCTION \u003cbr\u003ePART 1: NINETEENTH CENTURY—ORIGINS, IMITATION, TYPE\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. Towards an Inaugural Definition of Type\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. Semper’s Knot \u003cbr\u003ePART 2: TWENTIETH CENTURY—SHIFTING CONSIDERATIONS \u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. Modern Architecture’s Uncertain Consideration of Type\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. Typology Reconsidered \u003cbr\u003ePART 3: TYPE AND PROJECT—ALTERATION TACTICS\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. Typological Alterations \u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. Affinities: Typological Displacement and Readymade \u003cbr\u003eAFTERWORD\u003cbr\u003eBIBLIOGRAPHY \u003cbr\u003eINDEX\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405925622103,"sku":"9780815363958","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/unexpected-affinities-9780815363958","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}