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Roger H. Clark (Author), Michael Pause (Author)
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0471287032 978-0471287032 April 1996 2
Precedents in Architecture provides a vocabulary for architectural analysis that will help you understand the works of others, and aid you in creating your own designs. Here, you will examine the work of internationally known architects with the help of a unique diagrammatic technique, which you can also use to analyze existing buildings. In addition to the sixteen original contributors, the Second Edition features seven new, distinguished architects. All 23 architects were selected because of the strength, quality, and interest of their designs. Precedents in Architecture, 2/e is an invaluable resource offering:
  • Factual graphic information on 88 buildings that represent a range of time, function, and style accompanied by detailed analysis of each building
  • A reference for a technique of graphic analysis as a tool for understanding and designing architecture
Whether you are a novice or a seasoned professional, Precedents in Architecture, 2/e will enrich your design vocabulary and give you an invaluable tool for the ongoing assessment of buildings you encounter every day.


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Precedents in Architecture provides a vocabulary for architectural analysis that will help you understand the works of others, and aid you in creating your own designs. Here, you will examine the work of internationally known architects with the help of a unique diagrammatic technique, which you can also use to analyze existing buildings. In addition to the sixteen original contributors, the Second Edition features seven new, distinguished architects. All 23 architects were selected because of the strength, quality, and interest of their designs. Precedents in Architecture, 2/e is an invaluable resource offering:
  • Factual graphic information on 88 buildings that represent a range of time, function, and style accompanied by detailed analysis of each building
  • A reference for a technique of graphic analysis as a tool for understanding and designing architecture
Whether you are a novice or a seasoned professional, Precedents in Architecture, 2/e will enrich your design vocabulary and give you an invaluable tool for the ongoing assessment of buildings you encounter every day.

About the Author

About the Authors Roger H. Clark, F.A.I.A., is a Professor of Architecture at North Carolina State University, School of Design, Raleigh, North Carolina. He has received over 50 design awards, publishes regularly in professional journals, and co-authored Kinetic Architecture for VNR in 1970. Mr. Clark holds a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. Michael Pause is a Professor of Design at North Carolina State University, School of Design, Raleigh, North Carolina. In addition, he is a color and light, graphic, and residential design consultant. Mr. Pause holds a Master of Architecture degree from Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, and a Doctor of Philosophy from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 274 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley; 2 edition (April 1996)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0471287032
  • ISBN-13: 978-0471287032
  • Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #792,002 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent! Disregard the sour grapes below, March 9, 2004
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Pertaining to another snide review... The point of masterworks is that they allow and reward reinterpretation and new readings over time. Rediscovery and renewal are why the buildings remain important. This book offers diagrammatic re-readings which may or may not jibe with the architects professed goals, but that's its value. When interrogating classic buildings, there are absolutely valid reasons at a certain point to say "Let's now disregard the architects intentions for the time being." Turning to any architects extremely manipulative, apocryphal histories is fraught with it's own perils, because their job requires them to wear so many hats; huckster, self-promoter, personal historian, authority, white-liar... etc. "Truth" - whatever that is - becomes the casualty.

This book is a godsend towards thinking about points of departure (!) for your own work, not towards getting down to the generative origins of canonical works. Do we really need another book consisting only of official stories already heavily documented eleswhere? This book is thankfully nothing of the sort, and that's why it is invaluable as a REFERENCE BOOK.
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5.0 out of 5 stars the bible of building analysis, October 1, 2001
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As a first-year student, I didn't know a thing about building analysis. This book taught me. It has dozens of diagrams, covering dozens of buildings. It took me from looking at facades to looking at (and understanding) geometry, proportion and the components that make up the building as a whole. Basically, it changed the way I see architecture.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very good for nontechnical people!, January 24, 2001
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As an interior design major who isn't wild about the technical part of the field, I have found this book both informative and easy to read. My classmates agree!
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