The Theory of Architecture: Concepts, Themes & PracticesThis jargon-free guide to design and architecture theory helps professionals engage in the discourse of where and what architecture is, and has been. |
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... understanding through innumerable discussions about architecture and the theoretical concepts that abound in the discipline , I extend my sincerest gratitude . I wish especially to thank John Cooke , John Gamble , Bruce Judd , Peter ...
... understanding through innumerable discussions about architecture and the theoretical concepts that abound in the discipline , I extend my sincerest gratitude . I wish especially to thank John Cooke , John Gamble , Bruce Judd , Peter ...
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... understanding ” ( Pt . II : §16 ) . For Kant , since " our understanding is a faculty of conceptions , " any universal belongs to the intuition , or nondiscursive understanding . Mediation between our discur- sive and intuitive ...
... understanding ” ( Pt . II : §16 ) . For Kant , since " our understanding is a faculty of conceptions , " any universal belongs to the intuition , or nondiscursive understanding . Mediation between our discur- sive and intuitive ...
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... understanding toward new departures , it is revolutionary - if by that is meant an engine of change . But abstraction as codifying keeps elemental qualities intact , so revolution as far as it can be recognized through formal qualities ...
... understanding toward new departures , it is revolutionary - if by that is meant an engine of change . But abstraction as codifying keeps elemental qualities intact , so revolution as far as it can be recognized through formal qualities ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Chapter 1 | 25 |
B Social Aspects of Theory | 50 |
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