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Seeking Structure from Nature [Hardcover]

Jeffrey Cook (Author)
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September 1, 1995
Since the 1960s Hungary has seen the creation of an architecture?of particular charm. Its distinctive, unique formal idiom is fed by a variety of sources. It takes its ideas from a rustic "architecture?without architects".??

Building with natural materials is an essential feature of organic?architecture. Along with bricks, one of the main materials is?wood, which is used not only for the building envelope but also?for structural purposes. Here the architects take recourse to?traditional techniques of the type that have been preserved in?handicrafts. All these elements come together to form an architecture?with a warm and earthy character that encompasses, in addition?to the classic house, technically demanding architectural functions?such as the creation of sports facilities, office buildings, or?churches.?


Product Details

  • Hardcover: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel; 1 edition (September 1, 1995)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 3764351780
  • ISBN-13: 978-3764351786
  • Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 9.2 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,647,431 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Insightful account with incredible imagery., April 15, 1999
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Finally, this amazing country is recieving the attention it deserves. This book is not only about Hungarian architecture, but it gives you a brief history of the country that undergone dramatic change in the recent past. The pictures are awe-inspiring. This book will change your mind about this little, seldom talked about country. Fabulous!
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Inside This Book (learn more)
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Hungarians today call their country "Magyarorszag" after the Magyars, believed to be the most prominent of the equestrian tribes from the east who settled throughout the whole Carpathian basin in the 9th century. Read the first page
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organic architects, timber struts, ski bar, organic architecture, young studio, grave posts, therapy pool, living architecture, organic movement, cemetery chapel, tree columns
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Imre Makovecz, Technical University, World War, People's Center, Spring House, Street Apartments, Dance Barn, Lookout Tower, Cattleherd Inn, Ekler of Makona, Gubsci House, Lutheran Church, Mecsek Mountain, Pavilion of Hungary, Resort Hotel, Roman Yard, Secondary School, Wedding Hotel, Camping Facilities, Elephant Block, Nature Study Center, Our Lady of Hungarians, Pilis Forest, Arpad Vezer School, Bull Head Block
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