TY - BOOK AU - Metz,Tamara TI - Building meaning: an architecture studio primer on design, theory, and history. SN - 9781003108191 AV - NA2750 M43 2022 U1 - 729 23 PY - 2022/// CY - New York, NY PB - Routledge KW - Architectural design KW - Design architectural KW - ARCHITECTURE / General KW - Architecture KW - Design and Drafting KW - Architecture and history N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction -- How to Use This Book -- 1 Context -- Architectural Precedents -- Urban Fabric -- Historical Interpretations -- Context in Design -- Context in Crisis -- Suggested Exercises -- Further Reading -- 2 Inhabitation -- Program -- User Groups -- Scale -- Perspective and Phenomenology -- Time and Movement -- Suggested Exercises -- Further Reading -- 3 Building Organization -- Generative Diagramming -- Objective Organization -- Internal Organization -- Subjective Organization -- Conceptions of Space -- Suggested Exercises -- Further Reading -- 4 Form -- Understanding Form -- Form as Ideal -- Form and Culture -- Form as Language -- Parametric Architecture -- Suggested Exercises -- Further Reading -- 5 Nature -- Inside/Outside -- Ground as Datum -- Attitudes Toward Nature -- The Vocabulary of Nature -- Sustainability Suggested Exercises -- Further Reading -- 6 Tectonics and Materiality -- Basic Structural Principles -- Structural Systems -- Tectonic Expression -- Materiality -- Light -- Suggested Exercises -- Further Reading -- 7 Representation -- Basic Representational Tools -- Historical Development -- Drawings and Their Role in Architecture -- Visionary Architecture -- Architecture in Other Media -- Suggested Exercises -- Further Reading -- 8 Design Methodologies -- The Design Concept -- Trust the Diagram -- Design Critically -- Iterate and Translate -- Embrace Uncertainty -- Suggested Exercises -- Further Reading -- Index -- N2 - "Building Meaning: An Architecture Studio Primer on Design, Theory, and History is an essential introduction to the complex relationship between form making, historical analysis, and conceptual explorations. This book focuses on the relationship and interdependence between design, theory, and history for an innovative and holistic studio approach. Rather than suggest a singular narrative, this book draws from a diverse range of thinkers and designers to highlight the many interpretations of key architectural concepts, and provides readers with the context essential for developing their own approaches to any design problem. Building Meaning is organized to reflect the typical studio process, with stand-alone chapters that provide flexibility for use at any stage of design. The ideal book for beginning and intermediate architecture students, it gives specific methods to apply in the studio to make the most of the design process, as well as focused exercises to creatively explore each concept presented. Illustrated with over 200 color images, it enables readers to engage and understand critically the genesis of architectural ideas and their role in our social and cultural experience"-- ER -