Light, Wind, and Structure. The Mystery of the Master Builders [New Liberal Arts Series]

Mark, Robert

ISBN 10: 026213246X / ISBN 13: 9780262132466

Published by Cam bridge (Mass.), The MIT Press, 1990

About this Item

cloth, dustjacket, 4to xvii+209 pp., ca. 200 ills. problems of technological interpretation in historic architecture; the technology of light, wind and structure; reinterpreting ancient roman structure; structural experiments in high gothic archtecture; Christopher Wren; the technological legacy; many examples; LIKE NEW condition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Light, Wind, and Structure. The Mystery of the Master Builders [New Liberal Arts Series]
• Publisher: Cam bridge (Mass.), The MIT Press
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 026213246X
• ISBN 13: 9780262132466
• Binding: Hardcover
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Architecture

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Synopsis

Discusses the structure of ancient Roman, Gothic, and Renaissance architecture, uses computer modeling to analyze early design methods, and looks at technological mistakes in modern architecture

Review

" Students of architecture and the history of art, as well as architects, can benefit from this book - one of the most objective historical accounts of structure and form we are likely to find." - Philip Arcidi, "Progressive Architecture" " Guided by a sleuth's compulsion, Mark has left no stone unturned to explain how the Pantheon and Hagia Sophia domes really work, how and why the French Gothic cathedrals evolved, the subtlety of the design of St. Paul's Cathedral, and the variety of more or less correctly designed high-rise structures of our time. . . . This book should be carefully read." - Mario Salvadori, "Architecture" & quot; Students of architecture and the history of art, as well as architects, can benefit from this book - one of the most objective historical accounts of structure and form we are likely to find.& quot; - Philip Arcidi, Progressive Architecture & quot; Guided by a sleuth's compulsion, Mark has left no stone unturned to explain how the Pantheon and Hagia Sophia domes really work, how and why the French Gothic cathedrals evolved, the subtlety of the design of St. Paul's Cathedral, and the variety of more or less correctly designed high-rise structures of our time. . . . This book should be carefully read.& quot; - Mario Salvadori, Architecture "Guided by a sleuth's compulsion, Mark has left no stone unturned to explain how the Pantheon and Hagia Sophia domes really work, how and why the French Gothic cathedrals evolved, the subtlety of the design of St. Paul's Cathedral, and the variety of more or less correctly designed high-rise structures of our time. . . . This book should be carefully read."- Mario Salvadori, "Architecture" "Students of architecture and the history of art, as well as architects, can benefit from this book - one of the most objective historical accounts of structure and form we are likely to find." - Philip Arcidi, "Progressive Architecture"