Detailing worlds : a conceptual history of architectural detail /
What is a "detail" in architecture? The concept of detail has long played an important role in the discourse and practice of architects, but the meaning of the term has been understood in radically different ways. Detailing Worlds is the first book to examine how our contemporary understan...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Bloomsbury Visual Arts,
[2025].
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| Summary: | What is a "detail" in architecture? The concept of detail has long played an important role in the discourse and practice of architects, but the meaning of the term has been understood in radically different ways. Detailing Worlds is the first book to examine how our contemporary understanding of architectural detail came to be. It tells the story of the evolution of a concept from the 18th century to the present day, examining five different "worlds" of practice, the academic, technician, student, engineer and architect, to show how each of these different contexts conditioned the emergence of new understandings of detail. |
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| Item Description: | Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Pennsylvania, 2018, under the title: Detailing worlds : a history of architectural particulars, 1755-1899. |
| Physical Description: | 369 pages : illustrations (some color), plans ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781350204379 1350204374 9781350204416 1350204412 |