The Shapes of Structure

The Shapes of Structure

Many factors determine the shape of building - not, as may be generally supposed, mostly arising from close attention to the provision of its utilities. This stimulating and unusual introduction to architecture suggests a new taxonomy of buildings, grouping them according to their basic shapes. Thes...

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Main Author: Martienssen, Heather (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London Oxford University Press 1976
Subjects:
Architecture > Composition, propotion, etc.
Form (Aesthetics
Space (Architecture) > Composition, propotion, etc.
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