12%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Metaphors in Architecture and Urbanism: An Introduction
Andri Gerber
€ 48.99
€ 43.34
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Metaphors in Architecture and Urbanism: An Introduction
Paperback. Editor(s): Gerber, Andri; Patterson, Brent. Num Pages: 302 pages, 107 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AMA; CFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
Architecture and urbanism seem to be "weak" disciplines, constantly struggling for a better understanding of their nature and disciplinary borders. The huge amount of metaphors appearing in the discourse of both not only reference to their creative nature but also indicate their weakness and the missing piece strengthening their own understanding: a definition of space for architecture and of city for urbanism. But using metaphors in this field implies a problem - though metaphors achieve to bring opposites together, there remains the question how literal they can actually become in order to relate to these subjects properly. In this volume, ... Read more
Architecture and urbanism seem to be "weak" disciplines, constantly struggling for a better understanding of their nature and disciplinary borders. The huge amount of metaphors appearing in the discourse of both not only reference to their creative nature but also indicate their weakness and the missing piece strengthening their own understanding: a definition of space for architecture and of city for urbanism. But using metaphors in this field implies a problem - though metaphors achieve to bring opposites together, there remains the question how literal they can actually become in order to relate to these subjects properly. In this volume, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Transcript Verlag
Condition
New
Number of Pages
302
Place of Publication
, Germany
ISBN
9783837623727
SKU
V9783837623727
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-2
About Andri Gerber
Andri Gerber (PhD) is Senior lecturer in history of urbanism at Zurich University of Applied Sciences (Switzerland). From 2000-2002 he worked for Peter Eisenman in New York, from 2008-2011 he was Associate professor at Ecole Spéciale d`Architecture in Paris and head of the postgraduate programme »Mutations urbaines« with Ghorayeb and Sautereau. Brent Patterson, architect, is working on a PhD in ... Read more
Reviews for Metaphors in Architecture and Urbanism: An Introduction