Explorations in the meaning of architecture
Material type:
TextWoodstock, NY Gondolier Press c1979Description: 79p.; ill.; bibliogsContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0-935824-00-6
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Insights from authors who designed their own house: Jung, Twain, Scott, London, Wharton, Jeffers, Irving, O'Neil, Lowry, Walpole.
Part 1 - Jung's tower. 1 The language of architecture. 2 Jung's tower at Bollingen, near Zurich. 3 The chambers of the self. Conclusion. Part 2 - The vocabulary of architecture. 4 Selection of building site. 5 Accessibility. 6 Size and type of building. 7 Geometry of architectural forms. 8 Architectural style. 9 Composition--symmetry and asymmetry. 10 Plan, interior spatial arrangements. 11 Complexity, variety, surprise, ambiguity. 12 Building materials. 13 Conclusion.
'Part One of this book presents the house of one author/architect--Carl G. Jung. In Part Two several examples of author/architects' houses are given to illustrate how each element of a building is used to embody an aspect of the designer's inner world.'
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