248 Pages
60 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
248 Pages
60 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
248 Pages
60 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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A theoretical history of anthropomorphism and proportion in modern architecture, this volume brings into focus the discourse around proportion with current problems of post-humanism in architecture alongside the new possibilities made available through digital technologies.
The book examines how the body and its ordering has served as a central site of architectural discourse in recent... Read more
1. Introduction 2. The Phenomenal Origin of Architecture 3. The Structural Continuities of Classicism 4. Modulor Residues of History 5. A Mid-Century Renaissance 6. The Schema and the Diagram 7. The Symbolic Strikes Back 8. Measured Response 9. Reflections of the Modulor 10. Measuring Vortices. Appendix 1: Notes on Terminology. Appendix 2: Program of the 'Primo Convegno Internazionale Sulle Proporzioni nelle Arti'
Biography
Christopher Hight teaches graduate and undergraduate design and theory at Rice University School of Architecture. He previously taught at the Architectural Association in the Design Research Laboratory and has worked and published internationally.
