The Window: A Visual Survey in 60 Cities

Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 732 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | In this Third book, The Window, A Visual Survey, shows us how windows mirror the humancondition, they are the eyes to the souls of architecture and play a critical role in the historyof built form. It takes us to sixty cities to showcase the great diversity of window styles, type'sshapes, shadows, forms and the buildings they enhance. These are not just double hungwindows, but urban form abstractions of shapes of texture and angles that allude to the beautywithin architecture. Mostly about reflection and refraction of light and the poetics of form, thisfollow-on survey to the Fire Escape gives us a glimpse of how the window dramatically affectsa buildings mood that it presents to us and how they also mirror the political development ofAmerican, or any culture's contemporary society. Analogies in word mixed with abstract color,reflection and shadows illuminate the great American experiment and how the leaders of ourcountry are using architecture to purvey a philosophy that is their way of life. The Windowgives us imagery with historic developments in the facades of both simple and complex piecesof architecture. These windows may surprise you to see their powerful emotions within.…