In Search of Elegance: Towards an Architecture of Satisfaction 9780773567337

In Search of Elegance develops a new theory for the practice of architecture and urban design. What is architecture? H

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English Pages 422 Year 1998

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Michel Lincourt

Table of contents :
Contents
Illustrations
Acknowledgments
1 Introduction: A Theory for the Practice of Architecture
2 A Theory Based on Phenomenology
3 Unveiling Architecture
4 Values and Design Criteria
5 Palais-Royal: A Perennial Elegance
6 Fondation Rothschild Workers' Residence: An Honest Elegance
7 Outremont: A Convivial Elegance
8 Reveiling Architecture
9 Archetypes of Elegance
10 Conclusion: Elegance for an Architecture of Satisfaction
Notes
Bibliography
Appendix: Sample of the questionnaire used for the survey conducted at the Fondation Rothschild Workers' Residence
Index
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