Peter Blundell Jones Knihy

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"Architecture and Ritual explores how the rituals of life--from the grand and formal to the mundane and everyday--are framed and defined in space by the buildings which we inhabit. It penetrates beyond traditional assumptions about architectural style, aesthetics and utility to deal with something more implicit: how buildings shape and reflect our experience in ways of which we remain unconscious. This is achieved through deep readings of individual pieces of architecture, each with a detailed description of its particular social setting and use. From the Paris Opera to modernist hospitals, and from seventeenth-century Chinese yamen to Sioux lamentation ceremonies, each case study enables a distinct theme to emerge, showing how social conventions relate to spatial practice. In considering how all architecture meshes with the habits, beliefs, rituals and expectations of the society that created it, the book presents deep implications for our understanding of architectural history, and highlights for architects the continued importance of understanding how their building designs will frame social space."--Page four of cover.

international recognition, receiving awards from organisations as diverse as the RIBA, the Evening Standard London Life Style, the World Wildlife Fund and the Civic Trust. Pattern Place Purpose profiles an outstanding, prolific and diverse practice." --Book Jacket.

Peter Hübner began his career as an orthopaedic shoemaker, later transitioning to cabinetmaking and then studying architecture. In the 1960s, he became a successful designer of prefabricated buildings and sanitary units, which led to a chair in building construction at Stuttgart University. Collaborating with Professor Peter Sulzer, Hübner conducted experiments that transformed his architectural approach, starting with the Walter Segal building method and culminating in a student hostel at Stuttgart University’s Vaihingen campus. Built with student labor and recycled materials, it was cost-effective and reflected the aspirations of its creators, instilling confidence in them. Hübner recognized the significance of building as a social process, contrasting it with his earlier mechanized construction experiences that lacked soul. The success of the Vaihingen project led to requests for more self-help buildings, redefining his role as a facilitator. Unlike typical buildings, these projects fostered passionate commitment from users, who identified with the spaces they helped create. Hübner, surprisingly, has also been a pioneer in CAD, utilizing three-dimensional programs that link design to production. His work addresses Green concerns through the use of recycled materials, low-energy resources, and passive energy collection, all of which are explored in the book. Peter Blundell Jones, a Professor of Architecture at the University

Although he built relatively little, Haring was a key figure of the Modern Movement.