Any place should have its own special character – “identity” is the word most commonly used – to distinguish it from other places.
Identity by Design
Identity by Design
Georgia Butina Watson and Ian Bentley
In a world of increasing globalisation, where one high street becomes
interchangeable with the next, Identity by Design addresses the idea of
place-making and the concept of identity, looking at how these things
can be considered as an integral part of the design process.
Structured around a series of case studies including Prague, Mexico,
Malaysia and Boston, the authors discuss an array of design approaches
to explain and define the complex interrelated concepts. The concluding
sections of the book suggest ideas for practical application in future
design processes.
With full colour images throughout, this book takes the discussion of
place-identity to the next level, and will be valuable reading for all
architects, urban designers, planners and landscape architects.
Architectural Design and Ethics - Tools for Survival
Architectural Design and Ethics - Tools for Survival
Thomas Fisher
Architectural Design and Ethics offers both professional architects and
architecture students a theoretical base and numerous suggestions as to
how we might rethink our responsibilities to the natural world and
design a more sustainable future for ourselves.
As we find ourselves on the steep slope of several exponential growth
curves – in global population, in heat-trapping atmospheric gases, in
the gap between the rich and poor, and in the demand for finite
resources, Fisher lays down a theory of architecture based on ethics and
explores how buildings can and do provide both social and moral
dimensions. The book also has practical goals, demonstrating how
architects can make better and more beautiful buildings whilst nurturing
more responsible, sustainable development.
Architectural Design and Ethics will prove an invaluable text not only
to those in the architecture field, but to anyone simply interested in
the ethical issues surrounding our built environment.
Analysing Architecture
Analysing Architecture
Simon Unwin
209 pages
Clear and accessible, Analysing Architecture opens a fresh way to
understanding architecture. It offers a unique ‘notebook’ of
architectural strategies to present an engaging introduction to elements
and concepts in architectural design. Beautifully illustrated
throughout with the author’s original drawings, examples are drawn from
across the world and many periods of architectural history (from
prehistoric times to the recent past) to illustrate analytical themes
and to show how drawing can be used to study architecture. Since its
first edition appeared in 1997, Analysing Architecture has established
itself internationally as one of the key texts in architectural
education.
This third edition includes a new section discussing the ways analyzing
examples cultivates a capacity for design. Original chapters have been
expanded, new case studies added, and the format rearranged for
additional clarity. The bibliography of recommended supplementary
reading has also been extended.
In Analysing Architecture, Simon Unwin clearly identifies the key
elements of architecture and conceptual themes apparent in buildings and
relevant to other works of architecture such as gardens and cities. He
describes ideas for use in the active process of design. Breaking down
the grammar of architecture into themes and ‘moves’, Unwin exposes its
underlying patterns to reveal the organizational strategies that lie
beneath the superficial appearances of buildings.
Exploring buildings as results of the interaction of people with the
world around them, Analysing Architecture offers a definition of
architecture as ‘identification of place’ and provides a greater
understanding of architecture as a creative discipline. This book
presents a powerful impetus for readers to develop their own capacities
for architectural design. It will also be of use to all those with an
interest in the human occupation of and involvement with space –
anthropologists, archaeologists, film-makers, installation artists,
planners, urban designers, politicians.
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