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9780942655100

Origins of Form

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  • ISBN13:

    9780942655100

  • ISBN10:

    0942655109

  • Format: Nonspecific Binding
  • Copyright: 2013-05-10
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group
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Summary

Nature's facts essential to the designer's overall knowledge and understanding of form.

Author Biography

Christopher Williams is currently associated with the Department of Design and Environmental Analysis at Cornell University.

Table of Contents

Preface to the New Editionp. 7
Introductionp. 9
Form and Matterp. 11
Struts and Ties - The Elements of Structurep. 30
Sizep. 54
The Forms of Functionp. 73
The Generations - Influences from the Pastp. 86
The Ecophenotypic Effect - The Form in its Environmentp. 102
Teleology - A World Unityp. 113
Chance and the Irrationalp. 130
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