Architectural Type and Character

Name: Architectural Type and Character
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Architectural Type and CharacterA Practical Guide to a History of Architecture\nAuthor(s): Samir Youns, Carroll William Westfall\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138584051, 978-1138584051\nSynopsis\nArchitectural Type and Character provides an alternative perspective to the current role given to history in architecture, reunifying architectural history and architectural design to reform architectural discourse and practice. Historians provide important material for appreciating buildings and guiding those who produce them. In current histories, a building is the product of a time, its form follows its function, irresistible influences produce it, and style, preferably novel, is its most important attribute. This book argues for an alternative. Through a two-part structure, the book first develops the theoretical foundations for this alternative history of architecture. The second part then provides drawings and.