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The Art of Building at the Dawn of Human Civilization

The Ontogenesis of Architecture

By: Marta Tobolczyk

£61.99

This book offers an unconventional outlook on architecture's evolution, showing how prehistoric people developed building by solving complex problems. It demonstrates building to be in synergy with the advancement of human abstract thought, proposing a new field of study.

This book offers a new, unconventional outlook on architecture, presenting some aspects of its evolution. It demonstrates how prehistoric people developed the art of building…

This book offers a new, unconventional outlook on architecture, presenting some aspects of its evolution. It demonstrates how prehistoric people developed the art of building when trying to solve increasingly complicated spatial and structural problems. The book shows the activity of building to be in synergy with the parallel advancement of the human ability to think in symbolic and abstract terms. The anthropological approach of this book will allow scientists to formulate the general principles and regularities of the development of architecture within a new field of studies, named the “Ontogenesis of Architecture”.

Marta Tobolczyk is an architect and Professor of Architecture and Urban Studies at Vistula University, Poland. She received her PhD and DSc from Warsaw University of Technology, Poland, where she has worked for 30 years. She has also taught at Iowa State University and at North Dakota State University, USA, as well as at Eastern Mediterranean University, North Cyprus.

Paperback

ISBN: 1-5275-5425-2
ISBN13: 978-1-5275-5425-2
Date of Publication: 2020-10-05

Ebook

ISBN: 1-5275-5971-8
ISBN13: 978-1-5275-5971-4
Date of Publication: 2020-10-05

Category: Physical Sciences, Building and Construction, Technical Architecture

Pages: 171

Subject Codes:

BIC: AM, AMA, AMVD
THEMA: AM, AMA, AMVD

Pages: 171

“Dr Tobolczyk’s excellent book offers an invaluable theoretical inspiration for contemporary architects in their endeavour to preserve the cultural legacy and the original objective of house building as a balanced and honest continuation of the landscape. The study clarifies the interpretation of the true essence of “organicity” as the logic of nature, and differentiates it from the confusing “intentionally anti-structure organic designs” that we may find today. Architectural students would immensely benefit by including this book in their introductory courses on Theory and History of Architecture. At the same time, its approachable language and illustrations are accessible and interesting to all audiences who want to explore the origins, and environmental needs and challenges of human beings.”
- Celina B. Barrios de Senisterra, PhD Architect

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Marta Tobolczyk

Contemporary Architecture

The Genesis and Characteristics of Leading Trends

By: Marta Tobolczyk

£67.99

This book offers an exciting journey into recent architectural achievements. In contrast to many books, architecture is not described chronologically here, but independently for each trend. This allows a better explanation of the evolution and continuity of each movement.