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_2bnb
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_2Uk
020 _a9783037681640 (hardback)
_c£35.00
040 _aStDuBDS
_beng
_cStDuBDS
_dUk
_erda
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082 0 4 _a724.6
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_bUFF-E
100 1 _aUffelen, Chris van,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aExtreme minimalism
_hBook :
_barchitecture /
_cChris van Uffelen.
250 _aFirst edition.
300 _a271 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c29 cm
365 _a01
_b0.00
500 _aIncludes index.
500 _aFormerly CIP.
_5Uk
520 _aDuring many eras of architectural history, builders and architects aimed to construct buildings with pure shapes and clear geometry, while foregoing decorative elements. With the advent of Classical Modernity, minimalism has become a seminal architectural style. However, the approach of architects cannot be limited to Mies van der Rohe’s dogma of “Less is more”, but corresponds rather to “Less is all you need”. Based on a selected range of contemporary buildings, this book examines the question of how compelling esthetic impressions and expressions can be achieved with reduced shapes. Representing various types of structures, the chosen examples are mostly based on the concept of a simple comprehensive overall shape, focusing on a few main materials as means of expression, and are comparatively simple to implement. Despite, or perhaps due to the consistently applied limitations, the results are extremely remarkable.
521 _aAll.
650 0 _aMinimal architecture.
650 0 _aArchitecture, Modern
650 0 _aArchitecture, Modern
852 _p10001000061136
_98271.27
_vMulti-Line Books Islamabad
_dBooks
_oMulti-Line21052021-0
999 _c62387
_d62387