Understanding meaningful environments : architectural precedents and the question of identity in creative design /
""Understanding Meaningful Environments: Architectural Precedents and the Question of Identity in Creative Design"" intends to put forward a discussion on the use of precedents and the production of innovative designs as well as to discuss the relationship between precedents and...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam :
IOS Press,
2008
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| Series: | Research in design series ;
v. 4. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Title page; Acknowledgements; Contents; Introduction; The use of architectural precedents in creative design; Architecture of place and cognitive biases; Parametric simulation and pre-parametric design thinking; How Lewis Mumford rethought regionalist precedents; The question of identity in design; Rio De Janeiro, Brazil: The articulation between formal and informal city; Architectural precedent analysis; Afterword; About the Authors; Figures.
