Ideas That Shaped Buildings

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In Ideas That Shaped Buildings, Fil Hearn identifies and codifies into theoretical systems the operative tenets of architectural theory from ancient Rome to the present. With this strikingly original synthesis of architectural history and theory, he constructs an intellectual armature on which virtually any architectural concept, past or present, can be positioned. Dealing mainly with the treatises that have been highly influential historically, he organizes their concepts thematically and analyzes their development through time. Straightforward and concise, Ideas That Shaped Buildings is readily accessible to architecture students, practicing architects, and the general public -- indeed anyone interested in understanding the design rationale of buildings. Its overarching message is that, far from being constricting, proper knowledge and application of architectural theory is enabling and inspiring, and makes creative freedom possible by providing the conceptual awareness needed to devise a design.

After an introductory history of the development of architectural theory, the text is divided into four parts. The first deals with issues relevant to all theories of architecture. The second, treating theory from antiquity to 1800, focuses on the prescriptive conventions inherent in the classical tradition. The third, treating theory after 1800, focuses on the inspirational principles prompted by rationalist perceptions of the Gothic tradition. The fourth, treating theory since 1965, deals with rationales beyond rationalism and the influence of computers on design method and design formulation. The concepts discussed are illustrated with theoretical drawings and images of actual buildings.

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Ideas that Shaped Buildings
Fil Hearn
Manufacturer: The MIT Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OR5Z4U

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Nobody can make a building soar like the architectural photographers of Hedrich Blessing. Since 1930, they have been the world's messenger of modern architecture. Based in Chicago, the architectural photography firm has achieved an international reputation that extends far beyond its regional association, and has made them the photographers of choice for some of the greatest architects of our time. Coinciding with a major retrospective at the Chicago Historical Society, Building Images: Seventy Years of Photography at Hedrich Blessing chronicles the history of this groundbreaking firm with close to 150 dazzling shots of architectural and design masterpieces by such greats as Mies van der Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright, Albert Kahn, Eliel Saarinen, Bruce Graham, and many more. Architectural historian and memoirist Tony Hiss contributes a lyrical, insightful essay on what makes the assiduous photographers of Hedrich Blessing rise above the rest. Building Images brings the majesty, nuance, and poetry of our era's great buildings to light with these indelible photographs.

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Inspiring Work from the Masters.......2007-01-01

If you have any desire to learn about how to photograph architecture or interior spaces, sometimes a picture is worth more than a thousand words. Sometimes they are the very best teaching aids you can use, far better than pages of technical writing, diagrams, measurements and angles. Look at the composition, the light and the color. Aside from just enjoying the beautiful photographs for what they are, you can learn a great deal from them, if that is your aim. Highly recommended for anyone who wants to know how to make compelling photographs of structures, interiors and designed spaces. You may need other books to master the technicalities of the craft if you're just beginning, but start here.

(Another great place to learn is from the work of Julius Shulman...)

Simply beautiful.......2003-12-06

There are some bodies of work that simply stand out from others. Be it style, approach, purpose, or quality, there's something that clearly puts certain groups of work above the vast majority of others. This book is such a body of work.

The images presented are commercial photographs. They were taken over a span of 70 years by different photographers, all of them doing architectural photography as a professional venture for commercial purposes. All too often it seems that people automatically assume that if something is commercially produced, it simply cannot exist on the level of other things that have been produced for the purpose of art. And unfortunately, a lot of the photography and design we come in contact with on a daily basis just reinforces this notion. However, there are certain individuals who are capable of completing a commercial venture in such a beautiful, elegant, and truly artful manner that it becomes astoundingly clear that commercial work need not be anything short of fine art. In design, we have people like Viktor Schreckengost who have proven this. In photography, there are photographers like those at Hedrich-Blessing.

I do not mean to imply that these photographers are infallible or incapable of producing work that would simply fall into a pedestrian classification. However, given the photographs in this book, it is clear that they have been able to produce a large number of photographs that are both highly communicative and visually clear, concise, and overwhelmingly elegant. Few photographers have been able to approach architecture in such a way.

The book itself does a simply wonderful job presenting these photographs. The layout, editing, text, and photographs are nearly perfect. The introduction, written by Timothy Samuelson, is wonderfully done and does an excellent job of introducing the photographs that follow. The reproductions of the photographs are gorgeous. The order is very well thought-out and the periodic sections of text that identify the photographs contain individual paragraphs about some of the photographs that provide wonderful insight into the process, the photographers, etc.

I think just about anyone could get something out of this volume. Most of all, though, I think that it's something that would be most meaningful for photographers, designers, and architects. Or anyone with a strong sense for the visual, for that matter. I don't know how many times I've spent a coupel hours just slowly going over the photographs in this book. Every time I've done so, I've gotten something different out of the images. And almost always I feel refreshed and eager to get out there and work on making better images myself (I'm a photographer).

I cannot say enough good things about this book. But given that I'm sure you probably think I've already written too much, let me just say this much more - this is a significant volume, being beautiful throughout, more than worthy of the price, and sure remain a prized part of your collection for many, many years.

70 Years of Historic Beauty.......2000-10-09

What a beautiful collection of photographs! The images in this book are some of the most georgeous photographs of buildings that I have ever seen, beginning with that stunning shot of the Chicago Federal building on the cover. This is the kind of coffee table book that is very smart and invites attention. The images move though 70 years of different styles of architecture, but with a consistent focus on what is most important -- a detail, a beautiful shape, or a play of textures and color to create a mood that shows the strength of the architectural designs. This consistency is amazing considering how many photographers Hedrich Blessing has used -- 19 in all. The book features images that you rarely see elsewhere, like the 1930's panoramic shot of the Palmolive building with the spikes of lighting in the sky (and shows just how far back Hedrich Blessing goes)to the more abstracted photographs, like the design elements of a servant's hallway( something you might never notice as important or beautiful). The essay by Tony Hiss does makes good points about why Hedrich Blessing's work is important. The book wonderfully designed. I especially liked the way each photographer's work is referenced by their name next to the page number and the way that two photographs are paired together on the same page. The book reflects 70 years of history in ways that show how architectural photography started and the way the field has grown. This book could be broken down into different books on different subjects: retail/commercial design, tall buildings, residential interiors, etc., but overall, the book shows off Hedrich Blessing's art fabulously. A must for architectural and photographic enthusiasts!

The Architectural Photography of Hedrich-Blessing

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The Architectural Photography of Hedrich-Blessing
Robert A. Sobiesek
Manufacturer: Henry Holt & Co
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0030615542

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Architectural Photography
Hedrich-Blessing
Manufacturer: Intl Museum Photography
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0935398031

Architectural Photography of Hedrich-Blessing.

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Architectural Photography of Hedrich-Blessing.
ROBERT A. (ED.) SOBIESZEK
Manufacturer: See notes
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000RQHANC

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Oral history of Jack O. Hedrich
Jack O Hedrich
Manufacturer: Art Institute of Chicago
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Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0006QS51O

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Oral history of William C. Hedrich
William C Hedrich
Manufacturer: Art Institute of Chicago
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Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0006QS51E

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Architectural Photography of Hedrich-Blessing
Robert A. Sobiesek
Manufacturer: Holt Rinehart & Winston
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OEB6X2

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Kohn, Jorg, John Gowdy, and Jan van der Straaten, eds. Sustainability in Action: Sectoral and Regional Case Studies.(Book Review): An article from: American Journal of Agricultural Economics
Scott Loveridge
Manufacturer: American Agricultural Economics Association
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000ALP9YQ
Release Date: 2006-07-14

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This digital document is an article from American Journal of Agricultural Economics, published by American Agricultural Economics Association on May 1, 2005. The length of the article is 1097 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Kohn, Jorg, John Gowdy, and Jan van der Straaten, eds. Sustainability in Action: Sectoral and Regional Case Studies.(Book Review)
Author: Scott Loveridge
Publication: American Journal of Agricultural Economics (Refereed)
Date: May 1, 2005
Publisher: American Agricultural Economics Association
Volume: 87 Issue: 2 Page: 531(2)

Article Type: Book Review

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Sustainability in Action: Sectoral and Regional Case Studies (Advances in Ecological Economics Series)

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Sustainability in Action: Sectoral and Regional Case Studies (Advances in Ecological Economics Series)

Manufacturer: Edward Elgar Publishing
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1840640677

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Sustainability is a process that demands cooperation rather than competition. Sustainability in Action offers a variety of case studies that show how industry, managers, policy decision makers, regional planners and stakeholders cope with the sustainability concept and what it means to them. Although any decision is made in very specific environments, some general guidelines, methods and tools are available to link business with sustainability.

The distinguished authors, from a rich diversity of backgrounds, present case studies from their own unique perspectives of the concept of sustainability. Each chapter contains several different approaches to its subject and these can include possibly technical and ethical views, the application of physical indicators or social parameters and even a holistic view. The case studies show that no universal framework for sustainability exists and that any process or conflict has unique features requiring specific answers.

With its multi-faceted approach to applying sustainability to industry, planning and science, the readership of this book will extend into the fields of environment, economics and sociology as well as those in government and policy making.

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Sustainability in Action: Sectoral and Regional Case Studies.

Manufacturer: 2001
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000IBF2TU

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Entre los aspectos más destacados de la enseñanza y aplicación de las ciencias se encuentra, sin lugar a dudas, la incorporación de la estadística como herramienta fundamental. Por tal motivo, esta obra, dirigida a los profesionales en las ciencias sociales y del comportamiento, enseña toda la gama de recursos que existen para aprovechar esta disciplina que cada día cobra mayor importancia.

Haroldo Elorza, su autor, explica, de modo conciso, cuál es la importancia de la estadística para la investigación en el campo de la psicología. Asimismo, señala los fundamentos filosóficos de esta disciplina y hace una exposición detallada de los modelos, mecanismos y procedimientos que el especialista en temas del comportamiento, digamos el sociólogo o el propio psicólogo, el médico o el antropólogo, puede poner en práctica de inmediato.

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Community activists were delighted with the passage of the Community Reinvestment Act, but they came to realize that it would take more than the word of law to bring about real change. This book gives voice to the activists who took it upon themselves to agitate for increased investment by financial institutions in their local communities. They tell of their struggles to get banks, mortgage companies and others to rethink their lending policies. Their stories, drawn from experiences in Chicago, New York, Milwaukee, Boston, Pittsburgh, and other cities around the country, offer insight into the way our political/economic system really works.

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Dos and Don'ts in the United States: The Traveler's Guide to Culture (WonderWorks) paperback book is no longer supported or available directly from Wilson Learning Corporation. Thank you for your interest.

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Here Michele uses her MusiVation™ technique combined with creative visualization. This is an extremely powerful tool to accelerate the mind to new thoughts of wealth and prosperity. The subconscious thinks in pictures so utilizing MusiVation's visualization technique allows your subconscious to literally see your dreams on the screen of your mind. This is a very powerful technique to assist in accelerating your power of money magnetism and also helps reduce stress. Begin today right where you are with Michele's Magnetic Creative Visualization Program.

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