Architecture and the Sciences

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ISBN: 9781568983653
English edition
Princeton Architectural Press
Softcover, 360 pages
15,2 x 22,9 cm
black & white
June 2003
€20,90 (excl. VAT)

Architecture and the Sciences

Exchanging Metaphors

Antoine Picon, Alessandra Ponte

Since antiquity, the sciences have served as a source of images and metaphors for architecture and have had a direct influence on the shaping of built space. In recent years, architects have been looking again at science as a source of inspiration in the production of their designs and constructions. This volume evaluates the interconnections between the sciences and architecture from both historical and contemporary perspectives.

Contents include: Alessandra Ponte, "Desert Testing"; Martin Bressani, "Violet-le-Duc's Optic"; Georges Teyssot, "Norm and Type: Variations on a Theme"; Reinhold Martin, "Organicism's Other"; Catherine Ingraham, "Why All These Birds? Birds in the Sky, Birds in the Hand"; Antoine Picon, "Architecture, Science, Technology and the Virtual Realm"; and Felicity Scott, "Encounters with the Face of America".