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Composition, Non-Composition (En) - Jacques Lucan - EPFL Press English Imprint

Composition, Non-Composition (En)

Architecture and Theory in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

by Jacques Lucan (author)
Collection: Architecture
august 2012
170 x 240 format 608 pages In stock
72,00 €

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In architecture, composition refers to the conception of a building according to principles of regularity and hierarchy, or according to the principles of obtaining equilibrium. However, it is not until the beginning of the nineteenth century that the notion of composition becomes truly associated with architectural conception, notably under the influence of Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand and his statement on the Marche à suivre dans la composition d’un project quelconque [Procedure to be followed in the composition of any project]. The concept quickly erodes during the twentieth century, with the adoption of neutral architectural devices, the use of aggregative processes, and the adoption of “objective” operations, all of which can be under- stood as an attempt to move beyond compositional principles. In Composition, Non-Composition, Jacques Lucan invites his readers to consider this novel historical perspective of architectural theory. The author describes the interaction of ideas that often clash with one another, with some that fade away as others emerge, thus offering invaluable keys to understanding contemporary architecture. Although this book is primarily addressed to students of architecture, it will also appeal to architects, historians of architecture, as well as to the interested public.

Content

  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface
  • Distribution, Disposition, Composition
  • Closed Order
  • Symmetry and Hierarchy
  • The Beaux-Arts System
  • Composition Beyond Style
  • New Paradigm, The Construction
  • New paradigm, Irregularity
  • Open Order
  • Between Composition and Non-Composition
  • Index
  • Selected bibliography
  • Figure Credits

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Details

Publisher: EPFL Press English Imprint

Author(s): Jacques Lucan

Collection: Architecture

Published: 21 august 2012

Edition: 1st edition

Media: Book

Pages count Book: 608

Format (in mm) Book: 170 x 240

Weight (in grammes): 1500

Language(s): English

EAN13 Book: 9782940222605

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