Words and Buildings: A Vocabulary of Modern Architecture Condition:Very Good exploratory

exploratory

The stakes are higher than ever in this adventure that dives into the depths of Tartarus

And Edward Lane

Translated by Geon Mi Seon

Author: Anita Desai

Words and Buildings: A Vocabulary of Modern Architecture Condition:Very Good exploratoryThe words we use when we talk and write about architecture describe more than just bricks and mortar they indicate the ways we think of and live with buildings. This original and thoughtful study provides the first thorough examination of the relationship between architecture and language as complex social practices. The first section of the book consists of six rigorously argued essays that investigate the language of modernism, language and drawing,