Nexus Network Journal 8,1

ISBN 10: 376437747X / ISBN 13: 9783764377472

Published by Birkhäuser Basel, Springer Basel Jul 2006, 2006

About this Item

Neuware -From ancient to modern, architects have looked for fundamental underlying principles of geometry and proportion on which to found their designs. Such principles not only provide an order for the formal elements, they ground the architecture in timeless values and provide an order for the formal elements, they ground the architecture in timeless values and provide a source of cultural meaning. This book illustrates the use of fundamental principles of geometry and proportion in two ancient cultures, the Bronze Age and the Roman Age, as well as in twentieth-century North America. 144 pp. Englisch.

Seller Inventory # 9783764377472

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Nexus Network Journal 8,1
• Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel, Springer Basel Jul 2006
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 376437747X
• ISBN 13: 9783764377472
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 244W x 170H x 9D millimeters 244 millimeters width by 170 millimeters height by 9 millimeters depth
• Weight: 262 grams

About this title

Synopsis

From ancient to modern, architects have looked for fundamental underlying principles of geometry and proportion on which to found their designs. Such principles not only provide an order for the formal elements, they ground the architecture in timeless values and provide an order for the formal elements, they ground the architecture in timeless values and provide a source of cultural meaning. This book illustrates the use of fundamental principles of geometry and proportion in two ancient cultures, the Bronze Age and the Roman Age, as well as in twentieth-century North America.

Product Description

Rare book