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Practical Poetics in Architecture

By: Leon van Schaik

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Practical Poetics in Architecture

By: Leon van Schaik

Integrate poetics into real-world spaces by bringing theory down to earth Practical Poetics in Architecture takes poetics out of the theory class and into the design studio, showing architects how the atmospheric and experiential qualities of built structures can be intentionally considered and planned. With an emphasis on analysing and explaining the sensibility of poetics at work in designing and constructing architecture, this book features projects from architects around the world that demonstrate the principles of poetics come to life. The rich illustration of two hundred colour images, including analytical diagrams, plans, sections, and photos, make this insightful guide a highly visual foray into a topic that has thus far remained more theoretical than practical. The text is matter-of-fact and concrete, yet remains richly connected to its forbears and the writings of William Lethaby, Gaston Bachelard, and Steen Eiler Rasmussen. The perspective is contemporary in its examples and its connections to the evolving science of perception. An established seminar topic in theory classes around the world, poetics tends to rely heavily on classic philosophic texts — until now. Practical Poetics in Architecture brings theory down to earth to show architects how to invoke poetics when designing real projects. Integrate poetics principles into real-world designs Consider atmosphere in terms of form, space, and acoustics Study actual projects that bring poetics into real spaces Take cues from analytical diagrams of projects accounting for context Poetics — the accumulated experience of place, space, and culture — has become more critical in recent years as the atmospheric and experiential qualities of built spaces have become more elusive in the virtual age. Practical Poetics in Architecture provides real guidance for real projects, and brings poetics out of the mind and onto the plans.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118828895

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9781118828892

Procuring Innovative Architecture

By: Leon van Schaik,Geoffrey London

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Procuring Innovative Architecture

By: Leon van Schaik,Geoffrey London

The case studies in this book describe how clients’ promotion of innovative communities of practice has led to important collections of architectural works. The book provides an assessment of the effectiveness of their approaches. Architects and clients will understand what to look for as they construct their careers and their portfolios with innovation as a goal. It is taken for granted nowadays that supporting innovative architecture benefits society. In countries as diverse as Austria, Australia, Belgium, England, Japan, South East Asia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland and the USA, retailers, institutions, local and regional government and transport authorities have established substantial bodies of work by new and emerging architects. This books looks at what their goals are and how they have achieved them. Is it possible to promote sustainable communities of innovative practice through such patronage? Can innovation be ‘kick-started’ by importing visionary works?

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395

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Routledge

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1136991166

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Practical Poetics in Architecture

By: Leon van Schaik

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By: Leon van Schaik

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1118828925

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9781118828922

Procuring Innovative Architecture

By: Leon van Schaik,Geoffrey London

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Suburbia Reimagined

Ageing and Increasing Populations in the Low-Rise City

By: Leon van Schaik,Nigel Bertram

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Suburbia Reimagined

Ageing and Increasing Populations in the Low-Rise City

By: Leon van Schaik,Nigel Bertram

Worldwide, more and more people are living in cities, with suburbs conceived as appendages to the city, rather than being part of the city system, which is densely populated and offers a full range of services. But suburbs are not the city spread too thin, and in fact hold potential for a lived complexity as satisfying as that assumed to be available in inner cities. Just as the ecological function of wetlands was ignored by modernist planning, and swamps once-drained are now recognised as vital to water cycles, suburbs are increasingly recognised as part of a city’s wellbeing with their own alternative ideology and opportunities for urbanity and ecological sustainability. Suburbia Reimagined shows how such subdivision structures can offer new possibilities for sustainably integrating living between generations and between established and arriving migrant communities. The authors worked locally and internationally with university campuses, shopping centres, hospitals, airports, and other large entities spread through suburbia, to identify a broad range of suburban situations that have been modified to ensure that residents have a full access to amenities and services. The book addresses the history and design of suburbia, from the post-war soldier settlements of the 40s and 50s to the university hinterlands of Silicon Valley in order to reappraise the locked potential within such subdivision patterns. The authors propose a new model forward, examining case studies ranging from repurposed malls and railways for ecological sustainability to cul-de-sacs as social units and post-industrial factory conversions, ultimately showing the nascent patterns in suburbia that have the potential to support a rich life for all age groups.

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297

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Routledge

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1351618679

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9781351618670

The Love Song of André P. Brink

A Biography

By: Leon de Kock

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The Love Song of André P. Brink

A Biography

By: Leon de Kock

The Love Song of André P Brink is the first biography of this major South African novelist who, during his lifetime, was published in over 30 languages and ranked with the likes of Gabriel García Márquez, Peter Carey and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. Leon de Kock's eagerly awaited account of Brink's life is richly informed by a previously unavailable literary treasure: the dissident Afrikaner's hoard of journal-writing, a veritable chronicle that was 54 years in the making. In this massive new biographical source – running to a million words – Brink does not spare himself, or anyone else for that matter, as he narrates the ups and downs of his five marriages and his compulsive affairs with a great number of women. These are precisely the topics that the rebel in both politics and sex skated over in his memoir, A Fork in the Road. De Kock's biographical study of the author who came close to winning the Nobel Prize for Literature not only synthesises the journals but also subjects them to searching critical analysis. In addition, the biographer measures the journals against additional sources, both scholarly and otherwise, among them the testimony of Brink's friends, family, wives and lovers. The Love Song of André P Brink subjects Brink's literary legacy to a bracing scholarly re-evaluation, making this major new biography a crucial addition to scholarship on Brink.

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Jonathan Ball Publishers

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1868427935

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9781868427932

Meaning in Space

Housing the Visual Arts, Or, Architectures for Private Collections

By: Leon Van Schaik

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Meaning in Space

Housing the Visual Arts, Or, Architectures for Private Collections

By: Leon Van Schaik

In this, the first of a series of books on art and architecture to be published by the Lyon Housemuseum, Leon van Schaik examines the relationship between art and artefacts and the architectures which accommodate them. Framing his analysis through his three theatres of endeavour - Collect, Classify and Display - van Schaik takes the reader on an erudite and illuminating journey through many of the small private and public museums of the world. His account provides new and authoritative insights into why, how and what people collect and the critical role that architecture, space and placement play in the way collections are displayed and read.

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0987132008

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9780987132000

The Architecture of Lyons 1996-2011

By: Justine Clark,Lyons

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The Architecture of Lyons 1996-2011

By: Justine Clark,Lyons

Presents images, plans, sketches and notes from Lyons key projects across Australia, shown through an assemblage of material that conveys the richness and complexity of the projects.

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475

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Thames & Hudson

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0500500282

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9780500500286

The Practice of Spatial Thinking

By: Leon Van Schaik,SueAnne Ware

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The Practice of Spatial Thinking

By: Leon Van Schaik,SueAnne Ware

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184

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0646913107

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9780646913100

Suburbia Reimagined

Ageing and Increasing Populations in the Low-Rise City

By: Leon van Schaik,Nigel Bertram

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Ageing and Increasing Populations in the Low-Rise City

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Routledge

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Non-Fictional Narratives

Denton Corker Marshall

By: Leon van Schaik

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Non-Fictional Narratives

Denton Corker Marshall

By: Leon van Schaik

Founded in Melbourne in 1972, the Australian architectural firm Denton Corker Marshall is one of the most important actors in the Pacific region. In the last five years DCM has substantially increased its international presence with ambitious and widely noted building projects and showcased its modern architectural language, which is marked by minimalism and as cool as it is unusual.

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231

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Birkhäuser

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3764393831

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9783764393830

Cities of Hope Remembered

Australian Architecture by Edmond & Corrigan, 1962-2012

By: Conrad Hamann,Leon Van Shaik,Vivian Mitsogianni,Winsome Callister

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Cities of Hope Remembered

Australian Architecture by Edmond & Corrigan, 1962-2012

By: Conrad Hamann,Leon Van Shaik,Vivian Mitsogianni,Winsome Callister

Cities of hope remembered rehearsed tells the story of a life lived through architecture and design. Drawing on the success of the critically acclaimed Cities of Hope, this long-awaited publication includes a facsimile of the highly prized original book, a complete catalogue of new architectural works and reflects on Edmond & Corrigan’s extraordinary contribution to Australian architectural culture. In addition, this volume includes a comprehensive showcase of never-before-published theatre works along with archival letters, articles and rare reflections on a rich and diverse career. Designed by Stuart Geddes of Chase & Galley with Peter Corrigan, Cities of hope remembered rehearsed is the antitheses of the ubiquitous, glossy coffee table architecture book. Instead, it delivers an inspiring and rigorous survey of the works of this internationally respected RAIA Gold Medal winning Australian architectural practice. A valuable resource and collector’s item for students, practitioners and all those engaged with a passion for design."--Publisher's website.

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0500500347

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Book's by Leon Van Schaik

Practical Poetics in Architecture

Practical Poetics in Architecture

Procuring Innovative Architecture

Procuring Innovative Architecture

Practical Poetics in Architecture

Practical Poetics in Architecture

Procuring Innovative Architecture

Procuring Innovative Architecture

Suburbia Reimagined

Suburbia Reimagined

The Love Song of André P. Brink

The Love Song of André P. Brink

Meaning in Space

Meaning in Space

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