[audiobook] Enlightening the World: The Creation of the Statue of Liberty by Yasmin Sabina Khan at Arts-Photography

Description

The Culture of Building describes how the built world; including the vast number of buildings that are the settings for peoples everyday lives; is the product of building cultures--complex systems of people; relationships; building types; techniques; and habits in which design and building are anchored. These cultures include builders; bankers; architects; developers; clients; contractors; craftspeople; building inspectors; planners; and many others. The product of these cultures; which operate building after building; is the built world of cities and settlements. In this book; Howard Davis uses historical; contemporary; and cross-cultural examples to describe the nature and influence of these cultures. He shows how building cultures reflect the general cultures in which they exist; how they have changed over history; how they affect the form of buildings and cities; and how present building cultures; which are responsible for the contemporary everyday environments; may be improved. Following the development of the idea of building cultures using several historical examples; the book lays out a framework that puts such topics as craft and professionalism; the vernacular and nonvernacular; and design and construction in common frameworks. Although the book ranges widely over different cultures and historical periods; it emphasizes the transformations that took place in architecture and building practice from the late eighteenth century to the present. Finally; the book uses a series of contemporary examples that demonstrate the building culture as a living concept. These examples; which include built work as well as innovative processes that go beyond the work of architects alone; are described as the seeds that can help the emergence of a better build world. This beautiful book features over 260 color and black-and-white illustrations; most from the authors extensive collection of slides; and includes photographs; prints; and drawings from historical archives and contemporary architectural offices.