Benedict Zucchi

Big House Little City

Architectural Design Through an Urban Lens

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Produktbeschreibung

Combining architectural and urban thinking in an unusual and engaging way this book presents an integrated approach to architectural theory and design, using as a springboard Leon Battista Albertiâ s assertion in his famous Renaissance treatise that "the city is like a big house, and the house is in turn like a little city".

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 306
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. September 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 175mm x 246mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 634g
• ISBN-13: 9781032259734
• ISBN-10: 1032259736
• Artikelnr.: 67825513

Autorenporträt

Benedict Zucchi, Principal and Head of Architecture at Building Design Partnership, studied architecture at the Universities of Cambridge and Harvard. His previous publications include the first English language monograph on Italian architect Giancarlo De Carlo. A close reading of place and use and an abiding interest in user participation have been common threads in Benedict's projects, which range from mixed-use masterplans, schools and universities to designs for major hospitals.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Alberti's House-City 1. A Contested Legacy 2. The City as a Big
House 3. The House as a Little City 4. Alberti's 'Method': compartition and
concinnitas Part 2: Building Blocks: from house to city 5. House: from
villa to ville 6. Ground: natural, historical and social 7. Individual
Spaces: from rooms to buildings 8. Connecting Spaces: from corridors to
streets 9. Collective Spaces: from living room to piazza Part 3: Designing
Buildings as Little Cities 10. Little Cities for Dwelling 11. Little Cities
for Work and Interaction 12. Little Cities for Mind and Body Conclusions:
House-City as Ecosystem Reflections Niels Torp Bob Allies Richard Hassell