Bøker i Architecture-serien

This book analyzes the rise of the earliest Greek temples through an innovative phenomenological approach, in which lived experiences are assumed as key tools of investigation. Accordingly, much space is dedicated to exploring the connections that tied the Greeks to their surroundings environment, by surviving records of Greek religion, poetry, art, philosophy and architecture from the archaic times. This framework sheds a new light on the relationship between ¿human¿ and ¿divine¿ in the ancient Greek world, suggesting that the archetypal structure of temple was devised to facilitate a particular kind of experience, that of the Divine. Such an experience produced a break from ordinary and profane life, allowing a special awareness to be gained. The findings and method of this book enable us to bridge the gap between our present days and that distant era, rediscovering our ancient past as an endless source of inspiration.

Einst gleichgesetzt mit hässlichen Autobahnbrücken und abbröckelnden Fassaden ungeliebter Wohnblocks, hat Beton ein Revival erfahren und gilt heute als verwegen und sexy. Dieses Buch versammelt die beeindruckendsten Betonbauten zeitgenössischer Architektur, hervorgebracht sowohl von Stars wie Tadao Ando und Herzog & de Meuron als auch von aufstrebenden neuen Büros wie dem russischen SPEECH.

Coverage includes: The meaning of 'classical' architecture, The influence of mythology and religious beliefs, Design features, classical architecture as political statement and Examples from around the globe.