基本信息出版社：Images Publishing Group Pty. Ltd.
页码：256 页
出版日期：2008年05月
ISBN：1864702109
条形码：9781864702101
装帧：精装
正文语种：英语
丛书名：The Master Architects Series
外文书名：大师系列

内容简介 Dirk Jan Postel is an architect complementing the mainstream Dutch architects known as the 'Superdutch' architects. This book examines architectural realism by emphasising the importance of authenticity, meaning, materials, space and emptiness. Dirk Jan Postel's work illustrates the daily activities of a professional office in a struggle with artistic autonomy. The book explores important and contemporary design themes, in a direct juxtaposition of modern architecture within the existing urban fabric, or the themes of tradition side-by-side with modernity.
媒体推荐 In the introduction, authors and architects Alan Ford and Paul Hutton admit, "When designing schools we did not necessarily set out to feature the entrances." However, they continue, 17 of their firm's academic projects demonstrate exemplary entryways that embody basic principles of design that have been influential over the centuries.

After providing a history of the entryways of iconic structures such as the Parthenon, the Taj Mahal, the 1958 Seagram Office Building, and the Walt Disney Concert Hall, the authors demonstrate their theory by looking at successful entryways of schools, including some of their own. A brief text introduces each of their projects, describing the elements of design they believe are vital to a welcoming entryway: "identity"--telling the building's story, "wayfinding"--helping users understand where the main entrance is, "influence of streets"--the school's relationship to the surrounding area, and "procession"--creating layers of entrance that transition users from exterior to interior spaces.

A plethora of photographs, many taken by the authors, illustrate each story. --Rebecca Ward, Architectural Record: Schools of the 21st Century (The McGraw-Hill Companies), January 2008