{"product_id":"thinking-design-andreas-lechner-9783038602460","title":"Thinking Design: Blueprint for an Architecture of Typology","description":"\u003cb\u003eA clearly distilled architectural atlas based on 144 major designs from ancient times to the twenty-first century, showcasing the cultural dimension of building.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e However disparate the style or ethos, beneath architecture's pluralism lies a number of categorical typologies. In \u003ci\u003eThinking Design\u003c\/i\u003e, Austrian architect Andreas Lechner has condensed his profound typological understanding into a single book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Divided into three chapters--Tectonics, Type, and Topos--Lechner's book reflects upon twelve fundamental typologies: theater, museum, library, state, office, recreation, religion, retail, factory, education, surveillance, and hospital. Encompassing a total of 144 carefully selected examples of classic designs and buildings, ranging across an epic sweep from antiquity to the present, the book not only explains the fundamentals of collective architectural knowledge but traces the interconnected reiterations that lie at the heart of architecture's transformative power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As such, \u003ci\u003eThinking Design \u003c\/i\u003eoutlines a new building theory rooted in the act of composition as an aesthetic determinant of architectural form. This emphasis on composition in the design process over the more commonplace aspects of function, purpose, or atmosphere makes it more than a mere planning manual. It reveals also the cultural dimension of architecture that gives it the ability to transcend not only use cycles but entire epochs. Each example is meticulously illustrated with a newly drawn elevation or axonometric projection, floor plan, and section, not only invigorating the underlying ideas but also making the book an ideal comparative compendium.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andreas Lechner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3038602469\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783038602460\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Park Publishing (WI)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 492\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.36h x 9.21w x 1.18d","brand":"Andreas Lechner","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44045463093503,"sku":"9783038602460","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_230fe3f2-29d6-4aee-b561-949726225e75.jpg?v=1684978900","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/thinking-design-andreas-lechner-9783038602460","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}