Now in its fourth edition; Analysing Architecture has become internationally established as the best introduction to architecture. Aimed primarily at those wishing to become professional architects; it also offers those in disciplines related to architecture (from archaeology to stage design; garden design to installation art); a clear and accessible insight into the workings of this rich and fascinating subject. With copious illustrations from his own notebooks; the author dissects examples from around the world and all periods of history to explain underlying strategies in architectural design and show how drawing may be used as a medium for analysis.This new edition of Analysing Architecture is revised and expanded. Notably; the chapter on lsquo;Basic Elements of Architecturersquo; has been enlarged to discuss the lsquo;powersrsquo; various architectural elements offer the architect. Three new chapters have been added to the section on lsquo;Themes in Spatial Organisationrsquo;; covering lsquo;Occupying the In-betweenrsquo;; lsquo;Inhabited Wallrsquo; and lsquo;Refuge and Prospectrsquo;. Two new examples ndash; a Mud House from Kerala; India and the Mongyo-tei (a tea house) from Kyoto; Japan ndash; have been added to the lsquo;Case Studiesrsquo; at the end of the book. The lsquo;Select Bibliographyrsquo; has been expanded and the lsquo;Indexrsquo; revised.Works of architecture are instruments for managing; orchestrating; modifying our relationship with the world around us. They frame just about everything we do. Architecture is complex; subtle; frustratinghellip; but ultimately extremely rewarding. It can be a difficult discipline to get to grips with; nothing in school quite prepares anyone for the particular demands of an architecture course. But this book will help.Analysing Architecture is the foundation volume of a series of books by Simon Unwin exploring the workings of architecture. Other books in the series include Twenty Buildings Every Architect Should Understand and Exercises in Architecture.
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