Unified design
Unified design [Book] /
Arup Associates ; editor, Paul Brislin ; contributors, Gary Lawrence ... [et al.].
- Chichester, Eng. : John Wiley & Sons, c2008.
- 207 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm.
"Is the present obsession with the icon and the promotion of image over substance symptomatic of a general trend in contemporary architecture? Arup Associates provides the alternative: unified design, a radical pan-disciplinary approach that focuses on people from the outset, through the united vision of architects, engineers, artists and social scientists. Arup Associates rejects the imposition of an external image: there can be no standard solutions and no predefined styles. Instead, design must evolve from fundamental research and experiential goals, to form a holistic architecture entirely driven by a "whole life" sustainability that maintains human culture--tradition, religion, the intangible components of humanity--in the face of modernity"--Back cover.
All.
9780470723319 (cloth) 0470723319
Architecture--Human factors.
Architecture and society.
Architectural design.
720.47
"Is the present obsession with the icon and the promotion of image over substance symptomatic of a general trend in contemporary architecture? Arup Associates provides the alternative: unified design, a radical pan-disciplinary approach that focuses on people from the outset, through the united vision of architects, engineers, artists and social scientists. Arup Associates rejects the imposition of an external image: there can be no standard solutions and no predefined styles. Instead, design must evolve from fundamental research and experiential goals, to form a holistic architecture entirely driven by a "whole life" sustainability that maintains human culture--tradition, religion, the intangible components of humanity--in the face of modernity"--Back cover.
All.
9780470723319 (cloth) 0470723319
Architecture--Human factors.
Architecture and society.
Architectural design.
720.47