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Narrative Architecture
Nigel Coates (Author)
9780470057445, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 27 January 2012
176 pages
21.8 x 16.8 x 1.3 cm, 0.454 kg
"The book does... solidly live up to its promise, providing a staggering number of references that for the first time build up a broad picture of the scope and range of narrative architecture in all its guises." (Blueprint, April 2012) "Narrative Architecture is certainly a good read." (Architectural Review, April 2012) "Nigel Coates' walk through narrative architecture is fun and fascinating." (RIBA Journal, March 2012)
The first book to look architectural narrative in the eye Since the early eighties, many architects have used the term "narrative" to describe their work. To architects the enduring attraction of narrative is that it offers a way of engaging with the way a city feels and works. Rather than reducing architecture to mere style or an overt emphasis on technology, it foregrounds the experiential dimension of architecture. Narrative Architecture explores the potential for narrative as a way of interpreting buildings from ancient history through to the present, deals with architectural background, analysis and practice as well as its future development. Signposting narrative's significance as a design approach that can aid architecture to remain relevant in this complex, multi-disciplinary and multi-everything age, Narrative Architecture is a must-read for anyone with an interest in architectural history and theory.
Preface 008 Chapter 1 The Long Perspective 013 Chapter 2 Radical Terrain 033 Chapter 3 NATO 055 Chapter 4 Story Buildings 080 Chapter 5 Practice in Person 112 Chapter 6 Pure ‘Narrativity’ 132 Epilogue 158 Bibliography 162 Index 164
Subject Areas: Architecture [AM]
