Thinking about Architecture

An Introduction to Architectural Theory

Thinking about Architecture by Colin Davies and published by Laurence King in October 2011 aims to explain current thinking about architecture in a clear and accessible way.

In order to understand architecture in all its cultural complexity it is necessary to grasp such basic concepts as representation, form and space.

The book is divided into eight chapters, each covering a particular aspect of architecture, and introduces difficult concepts gradually. Architectural theorists and philosophers are mentioned in passing and their works are listed in the bibliography, but they are not the subject of the book. Architecture, rather than philosophy, is at the centre of the picture. The aim is to enable the reader to understand architecture in all its aspects, rather than to learn the names of particular theorists. Written in a conversational style, "Thinking about Architecture" is an invaluable and accessible standard introduction to architectural theory.

About the author:
Colin Davies is Professor of Architectural Theory at London Metropolitan University and the author of several books, including High Tech Architecture, The Prefabricated Home and Key Houses of the Twentieth Century (Laurence King, 2006). He has also written monographs on the work of Michael Hopkins, Nicholas Grimshaw and Norman Foster, and contributes to architectural journals worldwide.

Colin Davies
Thinking about Architecture
An Introduction to Architectural Theory
246 x 172 mm
160 pages. 119 illustrations
Paperback.
2011.
ISBN – 978 1 85669 755 2
£19.95

For ordering please contact the Publisher
- Laurence King Publishing - www.laurenceking.com