Ornament : The Politics of Architecture and Subjectivity.

Antoine. Picon
Bok · Engelsk · 2013 · Electronic books.

Omfang	1 online resource (171 pages)
Utgave	2nd ed.
Opplysninger	Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Introduction: Architecture as Ornament? -- References -- Chapter 1: A Problematic Return -- The Ornamental Revival in Contemporary Architecture -- Textures, Patterns and Topology: A Different Ornament -- The Subjective and the Political -- References -- Chapter 2: Ornament and Subjectivity -- The Visage of Architecture -- The Architect, between Rules and Invention -- Artists, Craftsmen and the Fabrication of Ornament -- From Clients to Passers-By -- Industrialisation and the Ornamental Impulse -- The Ghost of Ornament -- References -- Chapter 3: Politics of Ornament -- From Economics to Politics -- Communication and Style -- The Power of Architectural Décor -- References -- Chapter 4: Reinventing the Meaning of Ornament -- A New Architectural Subject -- Political Uncertainties -- Meaning and Symbols -- References -- Bibliography -- Index -- Picture Credits -- EULA.. - Antoine Picon is the G Ware Travelstead Professor of the History of Architecture and Technology and Co-Director of Doctoral Programs at Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD). He is also Director of Research at Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, Paris. He has published numerous books and articles mostly dealing with the complementary histories of architecture, science and technology, among which are: French Architects and Engineers in the Age of Enlightenment (Cambridge University Press, 1992 and 2009), Claude Perrault (1613-1688) ou la curiosité d'un classique (Picard, 1988), L'Invention de l'Ingénieur Moderne, L'Ecole des Ponts et Chaussées 1747-1851 (Presses de l'Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, 1992), La Ville Territoire des Cyborgs (L'Imprimeur, 1998), Les Saint-Simoniens: Raison, Imaginaire, et Utopie (Belin, 2002), and Digital Culture in Architecture: An Introduction for the Design Professions (Birkhäuser, 2010).. - Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2021. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
Emner	Architectural design -- Data processing. Architecture -- Psychological aspects. Architecture and society -- History -- 21st century. Architecture, Modern -- 21st century. Vis mer... Decoration and ornament, Architectural. Symbolism in architecture.
Sjanger	Electronic books.
Dewey	729
ISBN	9781118587539
ISBN(galt)	9781119965947