About this title: Through an original reflection on the history of architecture and modern building practices Norberg-Schulz analyses man's capacity to perceive, experience and inhabit space. From this theoretical standpoint he seeks to establish a link between modern architecture and reality as a source of inspiration. The volume is a valid instrument that permits the reader to interpret and compare modes considered central to modern design: the relationship between man and space (presence), design and its instruments (language) and architecture in its relationship to the landscape (place). Numerous examples ...
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Skira/Rizzoli, Milan, Italy
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9788881187003ISBN:8881187000
Description: Very good+ condition. Oblong octavo (8vo). 370 pages of text including a bibliography and an index. Paperback binding with minimal shelfwear. Illustrated with numerous black & white photographs, sketches and architectural plans & drawings. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Inc
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9788881187003ISBN:8881187000
Description: New. Through an original reflection on the history of architecture and modern building practices Norberg-Schulz analyses man's capacity to perceive, experience and inhabit space. From this theoretical standpoint he seeks to establish a link between modern... read more
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