Shows in hundreds of illustrations, diagrams, and photographs what it is that makes an artful facade, so that readers are equipped to design beautiful, meaningful buildings
Discusses proportional systems, the language of composition, how to use precedents, the importance of context, the role of structure, and much more
Nontechnical approach will ground readers in the basics of how architecture expresses meaning by looking at both historic and contemporary buildings
Randall Korman is an architect and emeritus professor at Syracuse University. Korman joined the faculty at Syracuse University in 1977 and retired in 2018. He has also been a visiting faculty member at Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Texas, and Kanto Gakuin University in Yokohama, Japan. In the spring of 2009, he was invited to be the Batza Distinguished Visiting Professor at Colgate University. His research interests have focused principally on the phenomenon of the architectural facade. He has lectured widely on the subject, most recently in Spain, Norway, and China.
Title: The Architecture of the Facade
Author: Korman, Randall
ISBN: 9781138851702
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Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publication Date: 2022-12-30
Number of Pages: 330
Weight: 1.1253 kg