| Description |
xiii, 321 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Axes that Reach / Paths that Wander -- Orchards that Measure / Phasters that Temper -- Platforms that Separate / Slopes that Join / Stairs that Climb and Pause -- Borders that Control / Walls that Layer / Pockets that Offer Choice and Change -- Openings that Frame / Portals that Bespeak -- Roofs that Encompass / Canopies that Center -- Markers that Command / Allies that Inhabit -- Light that Plays / Shadow that Haunts / Shade that Lulls -- Rooms that Define / Space that Leaks Up Into the Light -- Types that Recur / Order that Comes and Goes -- Shapes that Remind / Ornament that Transmits, Transforms, and Encodes -- Gardens that Civilize -- Water that Pools and Connects -- Images that Motivate -- Postscript: The Castillo de Gargonza |
| Summary |
An exchange of letters between Moore and Lyndon celebrating admired places and the role of design in making them memorable. Deals with design factors such as roofs and canopies, light and shadow, statues, gardens, and other architectural elements. Considers classic Western structures, Asian temples, Islamic tombs, ancient ruins, and modern cities |
| Analysis |
Architecture |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Subject |
Lyndon, Donlyn -- Correspondence.
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Lyndon, Donlyn, 1936- -- Correspondence.
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Moore, Charles W., 1925-1993 -- Correspondence.
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Moore, Charles W., 1925-1993 -- Correspondence.
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Architects -- United States -- Correspondence.
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Architecture -- Composition, proportion, etc.
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Architects -- United States -- Correspondence.
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Architecture -- Composition, proportion, etc.
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| Genre/Form |
Personal correspondence.
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| Author |
Moore, Charles W., 1925-1993.
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| LC no. |
94033012 |
| ISBN |
0262121824 |
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