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Eccentric Structures in Architecture
Joseph Lim
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Description for Eccentric Structures in Architecture
Paperback. Researches experimental structures in architecture. Num Pages: 160 pages, 120 Images. BIC Classification: AKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 108 x 10. Weight in Grams: 178.
Structures which are conceived rationally have an order and logic which do not always fit into real world conditions of the irrational and the unpredictable in architecture. But what if structural ideas were explored as a condition in architecture which challenged the predictable? What if structure were not bound by its rational ethos but instead conceived in alternative approaches relevant to real-world irrationalities? And if the approaches lead to what is possible, then is structural eccentricity a norm or an anomaly in architecture? This book documents a series of design investigations that engage with conditions of ... Read more
Structures which are conceived rationally have an order and logic which do not always fit into real world conditions of the irrational and the unpredictable in architecture. But what if structural ideas were explored as a condition in architecture which challenged the predictable? What if structure were not bound by its rational ethos but instead conceived in alternative approaches relevant to real-world irrationalities? And if the approaches lead to what is possible, then is structural eccentricity a norm or an anomaly in architecture? This book documents a series of design investigations that engage with conditions of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
BIS Publishers B.V. Netherlands
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Amsterdam, Netherlands
ISBN
9789063692421
SKU
V9789063692421
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Ref
99-10
About Joseph Lim
Joseph Lim is also the author of Bio-structural Analogues in Architecture. He is with the Department of Architecture, University of Singapore and has a special interest in prototypical structures that challenge the norm in spatial conception.
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