Diagramming the big idea : methods for architectural composition (Record no. 55910)
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| fixed length control field | 05821 a2200193 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781138549906 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 720.28 |
| Item number | BAL |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Balmer, Jeffrey |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Diagramming the big idea : methods for architectural composition |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | Ed.2 |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | New York |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Routledge |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2019 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xviii,307p. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | CONTENTS<br/>Forward to the second edition - xi <br/>Forward to the first edition - xiii <br/>Acknowledgements - xvii<br/>I -Setting the stage<br/>1- Introduction<br/>Read me first! - 1<br/>Why read this book? - 2<br/>What is architecture? - 3<br/>Organization, order, composition- 3<br/>Utility, function, purpose- 4<br/>Measure & matter - 5<br/>Design & method- 6<br/>Strategies & tactics - 6<br/>The structure of the narrative - 7<br/>The sequence of the chapters - 7<br/>The role of precedents- 9<br/>The point of departure- 10<br/>Glossary of terms - 11<br/>DETAILS 1-ORDER & MEASURE<br/>From the divine to the secular- 13<br/>DEMONSTRATION 1 1<br/>Organizational figures - 17<br/>DEMONSTRATION 1 2<br/>The courtyard schema - 19<br/>DEMONSTRATION 1 3<br/>Courtyards as objects - 20<br/>DEMONSTRATION 1'4<br/>Additional courtyard schemata -22<br/>2 - Sorting through ideas<br/>Diagrams as method- 25<br/>Diagram types - 26<br/>Diagramming & design education- 27<br/>Learning diagrammatic form - 28<br/>Gestalt sub-categories- 29<br/>The diagram & visual order - 29<br/>Our purpose - 30<br/>Glossary of terms - 32<br/>DETAILS 2 - THE ESSENTIAL HUT<br/>Indigenous diagrams - 35<br/>DEMONSTRATION 2 1<br/>Diagrams & contexts - 39<br/>DEMONSTRATION 2 2<br/>Plan as diagram - 41<br/>3 - Order first<br/>On order- 43<br/>On measure - 45<br/>Dividing the square - 46<br/>Rules of engagement - 48<br/>Positive & negative space -so<br/>Order & the orthogonal - so<br/>Glossary of terms - 53<br/>DETAILS 3- ORDER, ORIENTATION & THE ORTHOGONAL<br/>The gridded city- 55<br/>DEMONSTRATION 3 1<br/>Gestalt defined- 59<br/>DEMONSTRATION 3 2<br/>Gestalt readings of basic form - 63<br/>II -The first project set<br/>4 - Design & drawing fundamentals<br/>On drawing - 71<br/>Relevance to design - 72<br/>Deriving order in drawing - 72<br/>Exercises in relational geometry - 73<br/>Defined & implied space- 74<br/>Analyzing the composition - 77<br/>Three variant compositions - 77<br/>Observing contrast, repetition, alignment &<br/>proximity - 79<br/>The variations considered - 79<br/>General observations - So<br/>Motif, pattern & theme - 81<br/>Defined fields - 82<br/>Sorting through results - 85<br/>Implied fields - 87<br/>Adding fields - 88<br/>Combiningfields-89<br/>Summary - 90<br/>Glossary of terms - 91<br/>DETAILS 4- THE COURTYARD<br/>Figure-ground & solid-void- 93<br/>DEMONSTRATION 4 1 1<br/>Figures & field in variation - 97<br/>DEMONSTRATION 4 1 2<br/>Variation & elaborations - 98<br/>DEMONSTRATION 4 1 3<br/>Variation & elaborations - 100<br/>DEMONSTRATION 4 2<br/>Further variations - 102<br/>DEMONSTRATION 4 3<br/>Contrast, repetition, alignment & proximity- 104<br/>II -The second project set<br/>5 - Building on proportion<br/>Object on a field - 111<br/>A figure in the relational field - 111<br/>Looking at the groups - 116<br/>Selecting & analyzing an aggregate composition- 117<br/>Adding to the quadrants - 118<br/>Twoelements-118<br/>Refining the figures - 122<br/>Observing the new figures - 122<br/>Observing the new group - 123<br/>Glossary of terms - 125<br/>DETAILS 5- FIGURES & FIELDS<br/>Objects & space - 127 DEMONSTRATION 5 1<br/>Regulating lines dividing space- 131<br/>DEMONSTRATION 5 2<br/>Figures & their construction- 134<br/>DEMONSTRATION 5 3<br/>Field, grain & path - 138<br/>6 - Conventions in design<br/>Drawing in the third dimension - 143<br/>Adding fields & overhead planes - 144<br/>Turning the grid - 148<br/>Reading the section- 148<br/>A final model - 152<br/>Glossary of terms - 155<br/>DETAILS 6 - AXIS & PATH<br/>Lines, planes & volumes - 157<br/>III- The third project set<br/>7 - Starting in three dimensions<br/>Design on a grid - 163<br/>The site - 164<br/>Three figures - 164<br/>Spatial models - 166<br/>Volume, form & space: an example - 167<br/>Visualizing connection with constructed axes- 169<br/>The gestural nexus - 169<br/>Spatial hierarchy: field grain & path - 174<br/>Clarifying plan elements - 176<br/>The new grid- 176<br/>Strategy set - 176<br/>Tactical definitions & variations - 177<br/>A final remark - 178<br/>Glossary of terms - 180<br/>DETAILS 7- SPATIAL SYSTEMS<br/>Frames, planes & cells - 181 DEMONSTRATION 7 1<br/>Axial volumes - 185<br/>DEMONSTRATION 7 2<br/>Additional composition models - 186<br/>8 - Model s & diagrams<br/>More complex approaches to strategies - 191<br/>Strategy definitions - 191<br/>Tactical themes & variations- 192<br/>Tactics expanded - procedure & results - 193<br/>Three-dimensional diagrams - 196<br/>Combined diagram models - 200<br/>Planning the final model - 206<br/>Fragments models - 207<br/>The final model - 209<br/>Conclusion - 213<br/>Glossary of terms - 214<br/>DETAILS 8 - THRESHOLD & BOUNDARY<br/>Containment & connection- 215<br/>DEMONSTRATION 8 1<br/>Axial volumes - 219 DEMONSTRATION 8 2 1<br/>Alternate tactical diagrams - 220<br/>DEMONSTRATION 8 2 2<br/>Additional hybrid tactical diagrams - 222<br/>DEMONSTRATION 8 3<br/>Demonstration model- 224<br/>DEMONSTRATION 8 4<br/>Demonstration drawings - 226<br/>DEMONSTRATION 8 s 1<br/>Assembly images - 228<br/>DEMONSTRATION 8 5 2<br/>Alternate model #1- 230<br/>DEMONSTRATION 8 5 3<br/>Alternate model #2 - 232<br/>IV- Precedents<br/>9 - Precedent diagrams in two dimensions<br/>Introduction - 235<br/>Two concepts - 235<br/>Two expressions - 236<br/>Two dimensions - 236<br/>Two projects - 237<br/>House with Three Courts - 237<br/>The Danteum - 246<br/>Glossary of terms - 252<br/>DETAILS 9- WHAT AN ARCHITECT SEES<br/>Margaret Esherick house - 255<br/>10 - Precedent diagrams in three dimensions<br/>Introduction- 261<br/>Representing the third dimension - 262<br/>Phillips Exeter Academy Library - 263<br/>Unity Temple - 271<br/>Diagram as generator - 276<br/>Glossary of terms - 277<br/>DETAILS 10 -THE LANGUAGE OF COLOR<br/>Color as a subject - 279<br/>Glossary of color terms - 289<br/>V- Resources<br/>Master glossary of terms - 292<br/>Index 301<br/> |
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| 9 (RLIN) | 40413 |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Swisher, Michael T. |
| 890 ## - Country | |
| Country | USA |
| 891 ## - Topic | |
| Topic | General |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | General | CEPT Library | CEPT Library | 30/07/2019 | Millennium Enterprises | 2938.98 | 27 | 14 | 720.28 BAL | 020984 | 08/11/2024 | 02/10/2024 | 3918.64 | 30/04/2019 | Book |