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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Michael J. Ostwald , Michael J. DawesPublisher: Birkhauser Verlag AG Imprint: Birkhauser Verlag AG Edition: 1st ed. 2018 Volume: 3 Weight: 1.014kg ISBN: 9783319716459ISBN 10: 331971645 Pages: 420 Publication Date: 23 April 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPreface.-1. Introduction.- Part I Methods: 2. Space Syntax, Theory and Techniques.- 3. Spaces, Lines and Intersections.- 4. Isovist Analysis, Theories and Methods.- Part II Mies, Neutra and Murcutt: 5. Mies van der Rohe: Characteristics of the Free Plan.- 6. Richard Neutra: Spatial Theory and Practice.- 7. Glenn Murcutt: Form and Social Function.- Part III Frank Lloyd Wright: 8. Wright and Spatial Preference Theory.- 9. Experiencing Wright’s Living Spaces.- 10.- Enticement In, and Through, Wright’s Architecture.- 11. Conclusion.- References.- Index.ReviewsAuthor InformationMichael J. Ostwald is Professor and Dean of Architecture at the University of Newcastle (Australia). He has previously been a Professorial Research Fellow at Victoria University Wellington (New Zealand), a visiting Professor and Research Fellow at RMIT University, an Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellow at Newcastle and a visiting fellow at ANU, MIT, HKU and UCLA. Michael has a PhD in architectural history and theory and a DSc in design mathematics and computing. Under the auspices of the Byera Hadley international fellowship he completed postdoctoral research on geometry at the CCA (Montreal) and Harvard (Cambridge, USA). In 2016, the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) awarded him the Neville Quarry Medal for Services to Architecture. Michael is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Nexus Network Journal: Architecture and Mathematics (Springer) and on the editorial boards of ARQ (Cambridge) and Architectural Theory Review (Taylor and Francis). He is co-editor with Kim Williams of the two volume Architecture and Mathematics from Antiquity to the Future (Birkhäuser 2015) and co-author with Josephine Vaughan of The Fractal Dimension of Architecture (Birkhäuser 2016). Michael J. Dawes has Bachelor degrees in Science (Architecture) and Construction Management and a Masters degree in Architecture. He is currently completing a PhD investigating Christopher Alexander’s A Pattern Language. Since 2010 he has worked as a Research Associate and Academic at the University of Newcastle (Australia). His publications include refereed journal papers and chapters on graph theory, syntactical analysis and isovists. His research combines computational and mathematical analysis with architectural history and theory. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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