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Exterior Design In Architecture
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"When a family on a picnic spreads out a rug in an open field... there suddenly emerges a place for family enjoyment, a space carved out from nature..."
"Then a man and a woman walking in the rain, open an umbrella, there is immediately created under the umbrella a world of 'just you an me'... "
These are exterior spaces – and this book is a complete handbook for the architect on the subject of exterior design. Both the theory and practise of designing exterior space – the city plaza, the exterior of and setting for a building or group of building, the garden, the courtyard, and others– are discussed here in a thoroughly professional approach. Through the imaginative use of illustrations and striking visual-image examples, the author communicates a basic feeling for the concepts of exterior design as well as a clear understanding of the specifics. "When architects create space, not with umbrellas or rugs, but with architectural materials, floors, walls, and ceilings are all important elements. Suppose, for example, that we have built a brick wall on ordinary ground where sunshine sparkles..."
Exterior Design in Architecture is a practical handbook. It deals with the realities of design–the problems involved, the approaches possible, examples of what has been done in the field. Mr. Ashihara, who is an internationally known architect, has traveled all over the world gathering material for the book. Japanese and Western (primarily American and Italian) approaches to design are compared and analyzed as to their various merits and possibilities.
"When a family on a picnic spreads out a rug in an open field... there suddenly emerges a place for family enjoyment, a space carved out from nature..."
"Then a man and a woman walking in the rain, open an umbrella, there is immediately created under the umbrella a world of 'just you an me'... "
These are exterior spaces – and this book is a complete handbook for the architect on the subject of exterior design. Both the theory and practise of designing exterior space – the city plaza, the exterior of and setting for a building or group of building, the garden, the courtyard, and others– are discussed here in a thoroughly professional approach. Through the imaginative use of illustrations and striking visual-image examples, the author communicates a basic feeling for the concepts of exterior design as well as a clear understanding of the specifics. "When architects create space, not with umbrellas or rugs, but with architectural materials, floors, walls, and ceilings are all important elements. Suppose, for example, that we have built a brick wall on ordinary ground where sunshine sparkles..."
Exterior Design in Architecture is a practical handbook. It deals with the realities of design–the problems involved, the approaches possible, examples of what has been done in the field. Mr. Ashihara, who is an internationally known architect, has traveled all over the world gathering material for the book. Japanese and Western (primarily American and Italian) approaches to design are compared and analyzed as to their various merits and possibilities.
- GenresArchitecture
143 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1970
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About the author
Yoshinobu Ashihara
16 books2 followersBorn in 1918, Yoshinobu Ashihara graduated from the University of Tokyo an subsequently attended the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University as a Garioa-Fullbright student, earning his degree as a Master in Architecture in 1953. His doctorate in Architecture was earned at the University of Tokyo in 1962.
He established his own architecture firm in 1956 and designed various well-known buildings in Japan, including the Musashino Art University, Japan's Olympic Gymnasium and Control Tower and the National Museum of Japanese History.
He established his own architecture firm in 1956 and designed various well-known buildings in Japan, including the Musashino Art University, Japan's Olympic Gymnasium and Control Tower and the National Museum of Japanese History.
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September 5, 2020
相见恨晚的好书，的确经典。排版、配图、讲解什么的都很清晰，有理论，有例子，有分析，更难得的是还非常简洁。 读书笔记:http://www.douban.com/note/215164766/
May 17, 2022
2022.2.27建筑是内部空间和外部空间的共同作用，不被干预的外部空间相对于建筑本身是消极的。做了很多笔记，非常受用
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