Architectural composition / Rob Krier ; [translated from the German by Romana Schneider and Gabrielle Vorreiter].

By:

Krier, Rob

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: engger Publisher: New York : Rizzoli, 2010Description: 320 pages, [24] folded pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9783936681390

Subject(s):

Architecture -- Composition, proportion, etc

DDC classification:

729 21 K.R.A

LOC classification:

NA2760 .K68 1988

Online resources:

Contents:

Function, construction and architectural form -- On architectonic form -- The elements of architecture -- On Proportions -- Essays on architecture.

Summary: Rob Krier is a unique voice in today's architectural discourse through his commitment to developing a relevant and pragmatic theory of architecture based on his own experience and observations of architectural practice and opposed to the easy, abstract theorising so common in contemporary architectural writing. Together with his brother Leon, he has perfected a form of presentation in which the potency of his thinking finds its perfect counterpoint in detailed drawings and sketches which argue his case visually through the power of example. Following the success of his widely acclaimend "Urban Space", a work which looked at the problems of our cities from a historical, theoretical and practical standpoint, Krier now applies his particular, highly influential mode of didactic criticism to contemporary architecture in continuing search for fundamental architectural truths.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Main library B10	Faculty of Engineering & Technology (Architectural)	729 K.R.A (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00009503

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 316.

Function, construction and architectural form --
On architectonic form --
The elements of architecture --
On Proportions --
Essays on architecture.

Rob Krier is a unique voice in today's architectural discourse through his commitment to developing a relevant and pragmatic theory of architecture based on his own experience and observations of architectural practice and opposed to the easy, abstract theorising so common in contemporary architectural writing. Together with his brother Leon, he has perfected a form of presentation in which the potency of his thinking finds its perfect counterpoint in detailed drawings and sketches which argue his case visually through the power of example. Following the success of his widely acclaimend "Urban Space", a work which looked at the problems of our cities from a historical, theoretical and practical standpoint, Krier now applies his particular, highly influential mode of didactic criticism to contemporary architecture in continuing search for fundamental architectural truths.

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