Architecture in the Age of Printing
Orality, Writing, Typography, and Printed Images in the History of Architectural Theory
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- Paperback
254 pages
- Release Date
10 February 2017
Summary
A history of the influence of communication technologies on Western architectural theory.The discipline of architecture depends on the transmission in space and time of accumulated experiences, concepts, rules, and models. From the invention of the alphabet to the development of ASCII code for electronic communication, the process of recording and transmitting this body of knowledge has reflected the dominant information technologies of each period. In this book Mario Carpo discusses the comm…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262534093 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262534096 |
| Author: | Mario Carpo, Sarah Benson |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 254 |
| Release Date: | 10 February 2017 |
| Weight: | 572g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 178mm x 13mm |
| Series: | Architecture in the Age of Printing |
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About The Author
Mario Carpo
Mario Carpo is Reyner Banham Professor of Architectural History and Theory, the Bartlett, University College London. He is the author of Architecture in the Age of Printing- Orality, Writing, Typography, and Printed Images in the History of Architectural Theory and The Alphabet and the Algorithm (both published by the MIT Press) and other books.
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