The Architecture Concept Book

An inspirational and insightful resource for architecture students and professionals that offers a new way of thinking about the architecture to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century.ÊInspired by the complexity and heterogeneity of the world around us and by the rise of new technologies and their associated behavior The Architecture Concept Book seeks to stimulate young architects and students to think outside of what is often a rather conservative and self-perpetuating professional domain and to be influenced by everything around them.Organized thematically the book explores thirty-five architectural concepts which cover wide-ranging topics not always typically included in the study of architecture. James Tait traces the connections between concepts such as familiarity control and memory and basic architectural components such as the entrance arch columns and services to social phenomena such as gathering and reveling before concluding with texts on shelter relaxing and working. Even in a digital age Tait insists that Òwe must always think before we design. We must always have a reason to build.ÓEach theme is accompanied by photographs plans and illustrations specifically drawn by the author to explain spatial ideas form small scale to the urban.Ê 700 illustrations 350 in color

Paperback: 288 pages

Publisher: Thames & Hudson; 1 edition (September 18 2018)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0500294135

ISBN-13: 978-0500294130

Product Dimensions: 8 x 1 x 9.5 inches

Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds