The Architecture of Rasem Badran

图书标准信息

• 作者 James Steele 著
• 出版社 Thames & Hudson
• 出版时间 2005-07
• ISBN 9780500342060
• 定价 667.70元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 256页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

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AcompleteoverviewoftheworkofthemostimportantarchitectintheMiddleEasttoday.RasemBadran'sinfluenceisrapidlyspreadingthroughoutthedevelopingworld.Hisworkinvolvesthefullspectrumofthebuiltenvironment,fromurbanplanningtoindividualresidences.Heconcentratesonmakingarchitecturethatmeetsthesocialandculturalrequirementsofthepeoplewhouseit,aswellasbeingplace-specificinresponsetoenvironmentalconditions.BorninJerusalemin1945,BadranwaseducatedinRamallahandtheninGermany,whichhadaprofoundimpactonhisapproachtodesign.Hiswell-balancededucation,beginningwithatravelingapprenticeshipwithhisfatherandcontinuingthroughafertileandexcitingtimeofexperimentalarchitectureinEurope,hasallowedhimtoweaveasystematicallyrational,Westernmethodologywiththeintuitivetraditionsinherentinhisownculturalbackground.Badrandesignsbuildingsandenvironmentsthatstandinstarkcontrasttoself-conscious,anonymousarchitecturedevoidofanyreferencetopeople,place,orculture.Heoffersahumaneoptiontothedeliberatelycommodified,blatantlybranded,aestheticallyobjectified,andenvironmentallyinarticulatearchitecturethatisbecomingthenorminthedevelopedworldtoday.300illustrations,250incolor.

【目录】

Introduction:representingadiverserealitywithasingleidentityp.9Anarrativeonpeople,placeandculturep.15CreativeheritageandthereturntotheEastp.31Housesandhousingp.49Thefourthdimensionisthespiritp.75Preservingalivinghistoryp.123Anearthlyparadisep.179RediscoveringtheIslamiccityp.203TableofContentsprovidedbyBlackwell.AllRightsReserved.