Architecture in the Age of Printing: Orality, Writing, Typography, and Printed Images in the History of Architectural Theory

by Mario Carpo

Book Overview

A history of the influence of communication technologies on Western architectural theory.

The discipline of architecture depends on the transmission in space and time of accumulated experiences, concepts, rules, and models. From the invention of the alphabet to the development of ASCII code for electronic communication, the process of recording and transmitting this body of knowledge has reflected the dominant information technologies of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262534096
• ISBN13: 9780262534093
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher