216 Pages
475 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
216 Pages
475 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
We tend not to think much about thresholds. Our attention is usually more focused on being one one side of them or the other. But the threshold is perhaps the most powerful of all the elements of architecture.
Architecture is a rich and varied subject, a multifaceted and multidimensional skill. Learning to do it is not easy. It has many subtleties. Becoming fluent can take many years. Informed... Read more
Natural Thresholds
Line on the Ground
Entrance and Exit
Threshold Place
Garden as Threshold
Theatrical Thresholds
Religious Thresholds
Narrative and Poetic Thresholds
Thresholds in Installation Art
Biography
Simon Unwin is Emeritus Professor of Architecture at the University of Dundee in Scotland. Although retired, he continues to teach at the Welsh School of Architecture in Cardiff University, Wales, where he taught for many years. His books are used in schools of architecture around the world, and have been translated into various languages.
