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Nature and architecture / Paolo Portoghesi ; translated by Erika G. Young.

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Original language: Italian Publication details: Milano, Italy : Skira Editore S.p.A., 2000.Edition: [1st ed.]Description: 527 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 8881186586 (hbk.)
Uniform titles:
  • Natura e architettura. English
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 720.108 POR
Contents:
Nature and architecture. - The wall. - The floor, the ground, the title. - The roof, the house, the tent. - The pot, the well, the cave. - The column. - The architrave, the order, the cantilever. - The niche, the apse, the curve. - The arch, the vault, the bridge. - The door, the window, the light. - The temenos, the altar, the temple. - The shell, the cupola, the sky. - Ribs, the venation, vaults. - The tower, the obelisk, the castle. - The stairs, the chamber, the cell. - Centrality. - Frontality, axiality, the theatre. - Numbers. - The garden, paradise. - Growth and metaporphosis. - Architectural decoration. - The city. - Bibliography. - Index. - Index of place names.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nature and architecture. - The wall. - The floor, the ground, the title. - The roof, the house, the tent. - The pot, the well, the cave. - The column. - The architrave, the order, the cantilever. - The niche, the apse, the curve. - The arch, the vault, the bridge. - The door, the window, the light. - The temenos, the altar, the temple. - The shell, the cupola, the sky. - Ribs, the venation, vaults. - The tower, the obelisk, the castle. - The stairs, the chamber, the cell. - Centrality. - Frontality, axiality, the theatre. - Numbers. - The garden, paradise. - Growth and metaporphosis. - Architectural decoration. - The city. - Bibliography. - Index. - Index of place names.

Translated from the Italian.