Architectural topographies a graphic lexicon of how buildings touch the ground

"Architectural Topographies is a critical dictionary for architects and landscape architects in which the graphic lexicon can be read from a beginning, the ground, to a conclusion, the specific case studies. Meant as a tool to help you recognise, analyse, choose, and invent solutions, the book&...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Berlanda, Tomà (-)
Format: Book
Language:Inglés
Published: New York ; London : Routledge 2014
Edition:1st published
Subjects:
See on Universidad de Navarra:https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991005268089708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es
Table of Contents:
  • Intersections. Why a graphic lexicon?
  • The building meets the ground
  • The discovery of the terrain
  • The right placement
  • Horizontal and vertical
  • Elemental forms
  • Images and metaphors