{"product_id":"defining-architectural-quality","title":"Defining Architectural Quality","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDefining Architectural Quality\u003c\/strong\u003e asks a deceptively simple question—what makes a building good?—and gathers a range of answers from architects, critics and historians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAbout This Book\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdited by José Manuel Pozo and Wilfried Wang and arising from the International Conference on Architectural Criticism, this anthology tests the competing places where quality might be found. Is it in a building's physical properties, its cultural context or the way it is perceived? Does the architect's intention matter more than the form that results, or is quality finally a matter of ethical position?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe essays move between general theory and close case studies. Technical assessment of buildings is well established; the qualitative judgement of architecture is much less so, and the book sets out to give that judgement firmer footing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEssays on the criteria by which architecture is judged\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContributions spanning theory, criticism and case studies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdited by José Manuel Pozo and Wilfried Wang\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustrated with 101 colour and 35 black-and-white images\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat You'll Discover\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArguments for locating quality in material, context, perception or ethics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow intention and form are weighed in assessing a building\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCase studies that put abstract criteria to work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy qualitative criticism of architecture needs a more rigorous footing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eJosé Manuel Pozo and Wilfried Wang edit the collection, which draws together contributions to the International Conference on Architectural Criticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Softcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 190 × 260 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 192\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN: 9783038604716\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Park Books\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect For:\u003c\/strong\u003e Architects, critics, teachers and students who want sharper tools for talking about what makes architecture good.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Park Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50753158152417,"sku":"9783038604716","price":85.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1116\/0464\/files\/9783038604716.jpg?v=1791337344","url":"https:\/\/bookshopbyuro.com\/products\/defining-architectural-quality","provider":"Bookshop by Uro","version":"1.0","type":"link"}