I NEED YOUR HELP! I am struggling to find good sources for my thesis. Do you have any articles/essays/books on architecture to recommend?
I am currently reading Architecture as Methaphor by Kojin Karatani.
I am looking for texts that approach architecture from a philosophical and theoretical point of view. Best if they are focused on forms, shapes, lines, geometry, movement of architectural forms.
Your help will be much appreciated xx
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- Carlo Scarpa architecture buildings there are online videos does have a few books.
- Came across this today in the Paris Review.https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2022/02/08/structure-is-a-design-in-light-the-notebooks-of-louis-i-kahn/Might be of some use.Good luck.
- My thesis focuses on how architecture within science fiction was reflective of the real world and how it’s concerns were generated. One of the key texts I used was archeologies of the futureI can send a link to my thesis if you decide to explore the area
- @Zofia Kierkus Hi, thank you so much for your suggestions!You are absolutely right about Invisible Cities, however I have already made a publication based on that book (which you can see in my profle if you are interested) and that is the only reason why I am not using it for this project as well. Otherwise, an amazing book!I'll definetely have a look at The Poetics of Space, which seems aligned with my project. I'll get in contact if I need more help and you can do so as well :)
- @Luke Freeman if you have the links to those episodes I'm sure they will be helpful. Thanks as always
- @Erica Ciuffreda suggested it as it might have good arguments “Kojin Karatani” either for or against views as The Modulor and Modulor by Le Corbusier recall is based on the theory of human body proportions that was incorpated into he’s architecture.There was an episode of Grand Designs spoke about what you are posting about. I’ll geek out on a few episodes.
- Hi,I can recommend Toward a New Interior book. Also Human Space by Bollnow and The Poetics of Space might be helpful!Less academic but Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino is so interesting and I think has to do a lot with the topic.Hope this helps.Your project seems so interesting, looking forward to see it!I love this subject, so if you'd like any help or would like to collaborate on any field, please contact me!Zofia
- @Ryan Hughes Hi Ryan, thanks for your answer!I borrowed Towards a new architecture and I hope to find some interesting material.I still haven't thought about a title for my thesis. I am working on a publication that brings together architectural photographs I have taken, a typeface I have created and written texts on architecture. That's why I am collecting written material on the subject. Hope this clarifies a bit the topic :)
- @Luke Freeman Thank you! I found it at the university library :)
- The Modulor and Modulor by Le Corbusier, really good book supier rare to find
- Hi Erica,This sounds really interesting.Off to bat I’m thinking of architects/critics like Daniel Libeskind (his book about Masterplanning the World Trade Centre is really insightful), Le Corbusier (Towards a new Architecture) or maybe Jane Jacob’s Life and Death of American Cities.Are you able to share the title of your thesis and maybe I can find/think of some more.Best regards,Ryan.
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