{"title":"Husam AlWaer","description":"\u003cp\u003eHusam AlWaer's work explores the intricate relationship between space and meaning, inviting readers to consider how environments shape human experience. His writing blends insightful analysis with a deep sensitivity to the cultural and artistic dimensions of architecture and design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thoughtful reflections on the composition of sites, where place and narrative intertwine to reveal new perspectives. AlWaer’s books appeal to those fascinated by the intersection of arts, culture, and spatial theory.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"site-and-composition-by-enis-aldallal-9780415498258","title":"Site and Composition","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSite and Composition\u003c\/em\u003e examines design strategies and tactics in site making. It is concerned with the need for a renewed understanding of the site in the twenty-first century and the need for a critical position regarding the continued tendency to view the site as an isolated ‘fragment’ severed from its wider context.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book argues for revisiting the traditional instruments or means of both siting and composition in Architecture to explore their true potential in achieving connections between site and context. Through the various examples studied here, it is suggested that such instrumental means have the potential for achieving greater poetic outcomes. The book focuses on the works of twentieth-century architects of wide-ranging persuasion – Peter Eisenman, Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, Alvaro Siza, Herzog and de Meuron, and Charles Correa, for example – who have strived in quite different ways to achieve deeper engagement with the physical qualities of place and context.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDeparting from a reconsideration of the fragment, \u003cem\u003eSite and Composition\u003c\/em\u003e emphasises the role of the ‘positive fragment’ in achieving both historical continuity and renewed wholeness. The potential of both planimetric and sectional compositional methods are explored, emphasising the importance of reciprocity between ‘inside’ and ‘outside’ – between fragment and the whole, as well as materiality. Written in a clear and accessible manner, this book makes vital reading for both researchers and students of architecture and urbanism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47607727784172,"sku":"9780415498258","price":447.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780415498258-site-and-composition.jpg?v=1778172196"},{"product_id":"site-and-composition-by-enis-aldallal-9780415498265","title":"Site and Composition","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSite and Composition\u003c\/em\u003e examines design strategies and tactics in site making. 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