Unified design /
"Is the present obsession with the icon and the promotion of image over substance symptomatic of a general trend in contemporary architecture? Arup Associates provides the alternative: unified design, a radical pan-disciplinary approach that focuses on people from the outset, through the united...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Chichester, Eng. :
John Wiley & Sons,
[2008]
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| Summary: | "Is the present obsession with the icon and the promotion of image over substance symptomatic of a general trend in contemporary architecture? Arup Associates provides the alternative: unified design, a radical pan-disciplinary approach that focuses on people from the outset, through the united vision of architects, engineers, artists and social scientists. Arup Associates rejects the imposition of an external image: there can be no standard solutions and no predefined styles. Instead, design must evolve from fundamental research and experiential goals, to form a holistic architecture entirely driven by a "whole life" sustainability that maintains human culture--tradition, religion, the intangible components of humanity--in the face of modernity"--Back cover. |
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| Physical Description: | 207 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 0470723319 9780470723319 |