Spirit of the Machine - Technology as anInspiration in Architectural Design
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ROBERT KRONENBURG is an architect and senior lecturer in the School of Architecture and Building Engineering at the University of Liverpool, UK. A Fulbright fellow, he has been a guest lecturer at universities across Europe and the USA. He has contributed to a range of programmes for BBC Radio, and has written for Architectural Design, The Architects' Journal, Building Design and Fabrics Architecture. His books include Houses in Motion (Wiley-Academy, 1995; 2nd Edition, 2002), FTL: Softness Movement and Light (Wiley-Academy, 1997) and Portable Architecture (Architectural Press, 2000), and he is editor of Transportable Environments (E & FN Spon/Routledge, 1998). In 1998 he was curator of the major exhibition 'Portable Architecture' held at the RIBA architecture centre, London, UK, and of the touring exhibition 'Spontaneous Construction'.
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Acknowledgements.
Chronology.
Foreword.
Part 1: Technology, Architecture and Meaning.
Controlling Technology.
The Role of Contemporary Architecture.
The Technological Characteristics of Architectural Form.
Humanistic Associations with Architecture.
Part 2: Themes in Technologically Inspired Architecture.
Pop Architecture.
Pure Architecture.
Organic Architecture.
Tectonic Architecture.
Part 3: The Purpose of Technology in Architecture.
Vernacular Architecture -
Holistic Design.
Alternative Architecture -
Responsive Design.
Intuitive Architecture -
Releasing Creativity.
Selected Biography.
Chronology.
Foreword.
Part 1: Technology, Architecture and Meaning.
Controlling Technology.
The Role of Contemporary Architecture.
The Technological Characteristics of Architectural Form.
Humanistic Associations with Architecture.
Part 2: Themes in Technologically Inspired Architecture.
Pop Architecture.
Pure Architecture.
Organic Architecture.
Tectonic Architecture.
Part 3: The Purpose of Technology in Architecture.
Vernacular Architecture -
Holistic Design.
Alternative Architecture -
Responsive Design.
Intuitive Architecture -
Releasing Creativity.
Selected Biography.
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"..a delightful book...Kronenburg's illustrations..are fascinating and nearly all new...I would urge all architects and engineers to read this..."
(Building Design, 23 November 2001)
(Building Design, 23 November 2001)
