Coates Narrative Architecture

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-119-96306-6
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 168 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Architectural Design Primer

The first book to look architectural narrative in the eye
Since the early eighties, many architects have used the term"narrative" to describe their work. To architects the enduringattraction of narrative is that it offers a way of engaging withthe way a city feels and works. Rather than reducing architectureto mere style or an overt emphasis on technology, it foregroundsthe experiential dimension of architecture. NarrativeArchitecture explores the potential for narrative as a way ofinterpreting buildings from ancient history through to the present,deals with architectural background, analysis and practice as wellas its future development.
* Authored by Nigel Coates, a foremost figure in the field ofnarrative architecture, the book is one of the first to addressthis subject directly
* Features architects as diverse as William Kent, AntoniGaudí, Eero Saarinen, Ettore Sottsass, Superstudio, RemKoolhaas, and FAT to provide an overview of the work of NATO andCoates, as well as chapters on other contemporary designers
* Includes over 120 colour photographs
Signposting narrative's significance as a design approach thatcan aid architecture to remain relevant in this complex,multi-disciplinary and multi-everything age, NarrativeArchitecture is a must-read for anyone with an interest inarchitectural history and theory.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Coates, Nigel

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Chapter 1: The Long Perspective
Chapter 2: Radical Terrain
Chapter 3: NATO
Chapter 4: Story Buildings: binary, sequence and biotopicnarratives
Chapter 5: Practice In Person
Chapter 6: Pure 'Narrativity'
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index
Picture credits

Über Autor(innen)

Nigel Coates is an architect, designer and educator. Along with eight of his ex-students, he founded the NATO group in 1983. With Doug Branson he began Branson Coates Architecture in 1985, and together they built extensively in Japan and the UK. He is a prolific product and furniture designer, and has designed for Hitch Mylius, Alessi, Fornasetti and Slamp. His drawings and furniture are in the collection of the V&A. He is the author of several books including Guide to Ecstacity (2003). For over 15 years, Coates was Professor of Architectural Design at the Royal College of Art, London.