Curve

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Brand: Taylor & Francis
SKU: 9781138045958
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possibilities and problems with deviating from the straight in architecture

By Simon Unwin

Series: Analysing Architecture Notebooks

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Curve explores the significance of curves in architecture, examining diverse perspectives on their use and meaning. Some view curves as costly and extravagant, while others see them as a symbolic expression of creative freedom or a mimicry of nature's beauty. This notebook delves into the sources architects draw upon for creating curves and the aspirations these shapes represent in architectural design.
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This book is ideal for students, architects, and those interested in architectural theory, particularly the design and symbolism of curved forms in architecture.

Each of these Analysing Architecture Notebooks is devoted to a particular theme in understanding the rich and varied workings of architecture. This Notebook considers the various authorities to which architects look for the generation of their curves. It also considers the aspirations curves manifest in architectural form.

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Each of these Analysing Architecture Notebooks is devoted to a particular theme in understanding the rich and varied workings of architecture. They can be thought of as addenda to the foundation volume Analysing Architecture, which first appeared in 1997 and has subsequently been enlarged in three further editions.

Examining these extra themes as a series of Notebooks, rather than as additional chapters in future editions, allows greater space for more detailed exploration of a wider variety of examples, whilst avoiding the risk of the original book becoming unwieldy.

Curve is a divisive issue in architecture. Some see curves as expensive and decadent; others as an expression of transcendence—a way that the human mind can express its freedom from quotidian constraints. Yet others use curves to emulate some of the most beautiful forms in nature.

This Notebook considers the various authorities to which architects look for the generation of their curves. It also considers the aspirations curves manifest in architectural form.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781138045958

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 April 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Illustration: 476 Line drawings, black and white; 6 Halftones, black and white; 482 Illustrations, black and white

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 440g

Pages: 184

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About the Author

Simon Unwin is Emeritus Professor of Architecture at the University of Dundee in Scotland. Although retired, he continues to teach at the Welsh School of Architecture in Cardiff University, Wales, where he taught for many years. His books are used in schools of architecture around the world and have been translated into various languages.