The Architecture of the Facade by Randall Korman (Paperback, 2020)

Name: The Architecture of the Facade by Randall Korman (Paperback, 2020)
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The Architecture of the FacadeAuthor(s): Randall Korman\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138851719, 978-1138851719\nSynopsis\nThe Architecture of the Facade provides a comprehensive study of the facade as both a physical and cultural artifact, highlighting its significance as a critical component of the civic realm and arguing for the restoration of the art of the facade as both a subject of study within academia and an aspiration within the profession at large.\n\nAs the principal surface of mediation, contextualization, and representation, the facade carries the lions share of responsibility for containing the internal environment and confronting the outer world. And yet, in recent decades, the very question of what exactly a facade is has been raised by the dramatic changes in building technology, advances of parametric design, and the ubiquity of autonomous buildings. The Architecture of the Facade addresses.