Store besparelser
Hurtig levering
Gemte
Log ind
0
Kurv
Kurv
Shadow-Makers
- A Cultural History of Shadows in Architecture
Engelsk Paperback
Shadow-Makers
- A Cultural History of Shadows in Architecture
Engelsk Paperback

410 kr
Tilføj til kurv
Sikker betaling
6 - 8 hverdage

Om denne bog

The making of shadows is an act as old as architecture itself. From the gloom of the medieval hearth through to the masterworks of modernism, shadows have been an essential yet neglected presence in architectural history.

Shadow-Makers
tells for the first time the history of shadows in architecture. It weaves together a rich narrative – combining close readings of significant buildings both ancient and modern with architectural theory and art history – to reveal the key places and moments where shadows shaped architecture in distinctive and dynamic ways. It shows how shadows are used as an architectural instrument of form, composition, and visual effect, while also exploring the deeper cultural context – tracing differing conceptions of their meaning and symbolism, whether as places of refuge, devotion, terror, occult practice, sublime experience or as metaphors of the unconscious.

Within a chronological framework encompassing medieval, baroque, enlightenment, sublime, picturesque, and modernist movements, a wide range of topics are explored, from Hawksmoor’s London churches, Japanese temple complexes and the shade-patterns of Islamic cities, to Ruskin in Venice and Aldo Rossi and Louis Kahn in the 20th century. This beautifully-illustrated study seeks to understand the work of these shadow-makers through their drawings, their writings, and through the masterpieces they built.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
360
ISBN-13:
9781472588098
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1472588096
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
19 okt 2017
Længde:
20mm
Bredde:
236mm
Højde:
160mm
Forlag:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Oplagsdato:
19 okt 2017
Forfatter(e):
Kategori sammenhænge