Beschreibung:
Buildings continue changing once 'complete'. Examining the allure of incomplete, imperfect and impermanent architecture, professionals, students and educators are called upon to anticipate future changes by incorporating them into their designs.
Introduction Part 1: Problematic Notion of Complete, Perfect, and Permanent Architecture 1. Mutability of Architecture 2. Authorial Authority 3. Alienation from the Everyday Part 2: Allure of the Incomplete, Imperfect, and Impermanent 4. The Incomplete - Synecdoche 5. The Impermanent - Palimpsest 6. The Imperfect - Wabi Part 3: Articulating the Properties of Engagement 7. Appreciating Architecture as Nature 8. Representing Incomplete, Imperfect, and Impermanent Architecture Conclusion Bibliography Index