Global Built Environment as a Representation of Realities : Why and How Architecture Should Be the Subject of Worldwide Comparison.
Title:
Global Built Environment as a Representation of Realities : Why and How Architecture Should Be the Subject of Worldwide Comparison.
Author:
Mekking, Aart J.J.
ISBN:
9789048508310
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (216 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Introduction. Breaking Boundaries: Towards a Global Theory of Architectural Representation -- 1. The Architectural Representation of Reality -- 2. The Architectural Representation of Islam -- 3. The Architectural Representation of Paradise -- 4. The Architectural Representation of Taboo -- 5. The Architectural Representation of Diversity -- List of Contributors -- Classified Index.
Abstract:
This original study calls for every part of the built environment worldwide to be seen as a representation of a certain reality and as a new, meaningful combination, in the specific context of a concrete commisson of architectural elements that were already there.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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