Cut (Book): The Luxury of Architecture: Architectural History Woven from Materials and Construction

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Purchased new and cut for easy scanning.
No writing inside.

◼️Description:
[From the "Introduction" of this book]
I would like to begin by talking about the experience that was the starting point for this book, "The Luxury of Architecture."
This book does not discuss luxury goods.
The purpose of this book is to consider the value of people loving and using architecture, and other things, with affection for a long time as "luxury," and to reconnect the architecture around us with luxury.

[Main Contents]
Introduction
Chapter 1: Time and Architecture
1. Time, Matter, and Construction
2. The Lifespan and Death of Architecture
3. Architectural Technology and Time

Chapter 2: The Ethics (Morality) and Materiality of Architecture
1. The Birth of Modern Architectural History
2. The Aesthetics and Ethics of Modernism
3. Surface Finishes
4. The Possibilities of Architectural Materiality

Chapter 3: The Luxury Theory of Modern Architecture
1. Modern Architectural History from the Perspective of Luxury
2. The Architecture of Slums: Non-Luxury Architecture
3. Attempts to Improve Worker Housing
4. Luxury vs. Modernism - Anti-Luxury Architecture

Chapter 4: The 19th Century Interior Theory
1. Fabrics and Interiors
2. Victorian Interiors
3. The Enthusiasm for Fabrics: Department Stores and Architectural Space
4. The London Exhibition and Interiors

Chapter 5: The Decline of Luxury and the Rise of Modern Design
1. The Decline of Luxury
2. The Rise of Modern Design
3. The Problem of Decorative Arts (Art Décoratif) in France
4. White Paint and Modernism

Chapter 6: The Cultural History of Concrete
1. What is Concrete?
2. Concrete Materials in History
3. Concrete Construction Techniques in History
4. Modern Society and Concrete

Chapter 7: The History of Iron and Construction Culture
1. The History of Iron and Architecture
2. From Ancient Times to the Middle Ages
3. Iron and Architectural Construction Culture Towards Modern Times
Conclusion

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