Shape and deformation of architectural and urban objects.
Parentheses Editions| N° d'inventaire | 23965 |
| Format | 15 X 23 |
| Détails | 256 p., 320 drawings and sketches, paperback. |
| Publication | Marseille, 2006 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782863646380 |
This book was first published in 1978 ; it has become a great classic due to its original approach to morphology. This new edition, completely revised, is preceded by a foreword which puts the text into context given the progress of research in the field.
This book discusses architectural forms and geometry, from a somewhat unusual angle, that of the " deformation ". Even if we favor regulated forms and try to avoid mannerism and formal whims, the composition of a project can lead to a forced deformation of geometric forms or frames that better respond to the bundle of constraints that structure the architectural composition. Geometry has a primordial organizing function in the management of spatial relationships (or conflicts). The field of morphology is therefore immense, although still as little explored, since the work of the architect always proceeds by transformations of the initial concepts: we cannot maintain a model or a type until the end of a project without altering it, modeling it to meet all the requirements. This technique of adaptation, of " conciliation ", it is simply the " composition ", because architecture cannot be reduced to its intentions.
Eupalinos Collection.
This book was first published in 1978 ; it has become a great classic due to its original approach to morphology. This new edition, completely revised, is preceded by a foreword which puts the text into context given the progress of research in the field.
This book discusses architectural forms and geometry, from a somewhat unusual angle, that of the " deformation ". Even if we favor regulated forms and try to avoid mannerism and formal whims, the composition of a project can lead to a forced deformation of geometric forms or frames that better respond to the bundle of constraints that structure the architectural composition. Geometry has a primordial organizing function in the management of spatial relationships (or conflicts). The field of morphology is therefore immense, although still as little explored, since the work of the architect always proceeds by transformations of the initial concepts: we cannot maintain a model or a type until the end of a project without altering it, modeling it to meet all the requirements. This technique of adaptation, of " conciliation ", it is simply the " composition ", because architecture cannot be reduced to its intentions.
Eupalinos Collection.