Introduction Part I: Some Underlying Ideas 1. The Shape of the Argument 2. Why Can We Use Buildings? Part II: Buildings and People 3. Formation 4. Re-Formation 5. Cleanliness is next to Godliness 6. Re-Creation Part III: Buildings and Knowledge 7. Visible Knowledge 8. Emphmeral Knowledge 9. Invisible Knowledge Part IV: Buildings and Things 10. Production 11. Exchange Part V: Concluding Remarks Notes Biography Knowledge
Thomas A. Markus
'Markus's approach is not the only one available ... but it fulfils
a vital function in raising more questions than it answers ...
academic playground antics continue to hinder the development of
new insights. Precisely because of this, the book will act as one
of the bench marks to which the debate about architecture will
refer. Everyone will find something to argue with, for this reason
alone it should be read.' - Building Design
'You could call it the illustrated Foucault: it is an
extraordinary, lavishly illustrated account ... the illustrations
and commentaries are brilliant.' - RSA Journal
'The publishers and the printers of this book must be congratulated
for the superb quality of the illustrations. Over 300 photographs,
drawings and engravings are produced with silky black-and-white
tones and contribute to making this work one of the best books on
architectural and social history in a long time.' - Irish Times
'The outstanding feature is Markus' precision and exhaustive
learning. To chart the historical evolution of even one type of
building without error or omission is an achievement. Markus
performs flawlessly across every field.. . the result of these
endeavors, then, is a book of extraordinary and lasting value.' -
Architecture Today
'Markus provides a valuable and powerful argument for placing the
social context over evaluation of architecture as merely art,
technological advancement or a component in an economic system ...
The author's saluatory remark identifies the challenge to
architects to demonstrate the added value of appropriate social
meaning in their designs. This, though is one of the many questions
addressed in this stimulating book, of which its own added value is
its scholarship.' - Architectural Review
'Many of Markus' cases are unfamiliar and fascinating ...
illustration is wonderfully profuse with plenty of plans. Much
credit to the author for uncovering and bringing together all this
interesting material.' - The Architects' Journal
'Dry but crunchy: architecture with morality.' - Modern Review
'This study is without doubt a very substantial contribution to our
historical knowledge and makes the reader think much harder about
the functional narrative and spatial organization of buildings.' -
Journal of Environmental Psychology
'Rather than "decoding" architecture through words, understand it
through images as Markus does, or better still go and see it.' -
Times Higher Education Supplement
'The outstanding feature is Markus' precision and exhaustive
learning. To chart the historical evolution of even one type of
building without error or omission is an achievement. Markus
performs flawlessly across every field ... the result of these
endeavours, then, is a book of extraordinary and lasting
value.'-Architecture Today
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