Architecture Oriented Otherwise

by David Leatherbarrow

Book Overview

Now available in paperback, renowned writer and thinker David Leatherbarrow's groundbreaking Architecture Oriented Otherwise argues for a more profound, yet simpler, way of thinking about architecture, namely on the basis of how it performs. It's not only about how a building functions but also how it acts, including its effects on observers and inhabitants as well as on the landscape that situates it. Drawing on an encyclopedic reading of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1616893028
• ISBN13: 9781616893026
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"