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Elements of architecture

Title
Elements of architecture / Rob Krier ; translated from the German by Romana Schneider.
Author
Krier, Rob.
Publication
London : Academy Editions ; New York, N.Y., USA : Distributed in the United Sates of America by St. Martin's Press, 1992.

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Description
95 pages : illustrations (some color); 31 cm.
Series Statement
Architectural design profile ; no. 49
Uniform Title
Architectural design profile ; 49.
Subject
  • Architecture > Details
  • Decoration and ornament, Architectural
Note
  • Previous ed.: 1983.
  • "AD Profile 49 is published as part of Architectural Design Volume 53 9/10-1983"--T.p. verso.
  • Ill. on lining papers.
Contents
Introduction / Andreas Papadakis and Kenneth Powell -- A Criticism of Modern Architecture or About the Downfall of the Art of Building -- Elements of Architecture -- Elements I: Interiors. The Typology of Interior Spaces. The Art of Composing Spaces. Ceiling and Floors. Columns and Piers. Doors. Windows. Staircases -- Elements II: Facades. Entrances and Portals. Arcades. Ground Floors. Bay-Windows, Balconies and Loggias. Roofs and Attic Storeys -- Elements III: Ground-Plan and Building Form. Square Buildings. Rectangular Buildings. T-Shaped Ground Plans. L-Types. U-Types. Building Corners. Interior Courtyards. Outside Staircases. Prospect. Towers and Monuments.
ISBN
185490177X
LCCN
gb 93042798
OCLC
ocm28315113
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries