This book offers a comprehensive exploration of craft theory in relation to contemporary architecture. Within the ongoing story of craft are new and surprising ways to understand, design, and construct the built environment. Written for students and scholars, this book challenges and extends the legacy of craft thinking in architecture.
This book offers a comprehensive exploration of craft theory in relation to contemporary architecture. Within the ongoing story of craft are new and surprising ways to understand, design, and construct the built environment. Written for students and scholars, this book challenges and extends the legacy of craft thinking in architecture.
Grant Alford is an architect and an associate professor of architecture at Kansas State University where he teaches design studios at all levels, as well as graduate seminars on new media, drawing, digital technology, and craft. He has worked in award-winning architecture firms in New York, New Jersey, and Texas. Alford is a graduate of Texas Tech University and Princeton University. Originally from West Texas, he lives in Manhattan, Kansas, with his wife and six children.
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Introduction: From Drawing to Craft 1. Premodern Craft and Architecture: Tradition Theory and Transformation 2. Reimagining Medieval Craft: Modern Theory and Premodern Drawing 3. Craft as Skill in Philosophy: Morality Practice and Persuasion 4. The Socioeconomics of Craft in Architecture: Power and Beauty 5. Conclusion and Global Prospects
Introduction: From Drawing to Craft 1. Premodern Craft and Architecture: Tradition Theory and Transformation 2. Reimagining Medieval Craft: Modern Theory and Premodern Drawing 3. Craft as Skill in Philosophy: Morality Practice and Persuasion 4. The Socioeconomics of Craft in Architecture: Power and Beauty 5. Conclusion and Global Prospects
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