ISBN: 9780192890757 - shapes of structure (opus books) (5 Ergebnisse)

paperback. Zustand: Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Softcover. Zustand: Fine. Leichte Kratzer / Abnutzungen / Druckstellen; Leichte Verschmutzung / Farbtonveränderung.

202 x 146 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. x + 166, incl. index; numerous floor plans; photographs. Lightly tanned; signed by earlier owner on half-title. Very good condition. "Many factors determine the shape of a building - not, as may generally be supposed, mostly arising from close attention to the provision of its utilities. This stimulating and unusual introduction to architecture suggests a new taxonomy of buildings, grouping them according to their basic shapes. These shapes are closely related to the available materials and methods of construction; what the builder chooses and why he chooses it are fascinating questions whose answers can provide the whole history of architecture. . Heather Martienssen is Professor Emeritus of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg and retired Head of the Departments of Fine Arts and History of Art at the same University.".…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good.