Experiencing Architecture, Second Edition - (Mit Press) 2nd Edition by Steen Eiler Rasmussen (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A classic examination of superb design through the centuries.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>A classic examination of superb design through the centuries.</b><p>Widely regarded as a classic in the field, <i>Experiencing Architecture</i> explores the history and promise of good design. Generously illustrated with historical examples of designing excellence<i>--</i>ranging from teacups, riding boots, and golf balls to the villas of Palladio and the fish-feeding pavilion of Beijing's Winter Palace--Rasmussen's accessible guide invites us to appreciate architecture not only as a profession, but as an art that shapes everyday experience.</p><p>In the past, Rasmussen argues, architecture was not just an individual pursuit, but a community undertaking. Dwellings were built with a natural feeling for place, materials and use, resulting in "a remarkably suitable comeliness." While we cannot return to a former age, Rasmussen notes, we can still design spaces that are beautiful and useful by seeking to understand architecture as an art form that must be experienced. An understanding of good design comes not only from one's professional experience of architecture as an abstract, individual pursuit, but also from one's shared, everyday experience of architecture in real time--its particular use of light, color, shape, scale, texture, rhythm and sound. </p><p><i>Experiencing Architecture </i>reminds us of what good architectural design has accomplished over time, what it can accomplish still, and why it is worth pursuing. Wide-ranging and approachable, it is for anyone who has ever wondered "what instrument the architect plays on."</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>Profusely illustrated with fine instances of architectural experimentation through the centuries, Experiencing Architecture manages to convey the intellectual excitement of superb design. From teacups, riding boots, golf balls, and underwater sculpture to the villas of Palladio and the fish-feeding pavilion of the Peking Winter Palace, the author ranges over the less-familiar by-ways of designing excellence.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A book of great charm and broad understanding.--<i>Architectural Forum</i>--<br><p>...so lucid and clear that every layman and beginner will be able to understand and to enjoy it.</p>--<i>Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism</i>--<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Steen Eiler Rasmussen was Professor of Architecture at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen and Visiting Professor at M.I.T., Yale, Pennsylvania, and the University of California, Berkeley, and lectured widely at universities in Europe and the United States. He was author of <i>London: The Unique City</i>, called "the best book on London as a town," and other books.
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