Doorway

Though we may take them for granted, doorways impinge on our lives in many ways. Their powers are even richer and more varied than those of the wall. They can change the ways we behave, and alter how we see our surroundings. They challenge us and protect our territories. They punctuate our experiences as we move from place to place. They set the geometry and measure of our relationship with space. They frame the ‘in-between’ and stand as crystalisations of the moment. With its many dimensions, the doorway is an essential component of what might be called ‘the common language of architecture’. Illustrated with numerous drawings and photographs, Doorway is a stimulus to thinking about what can be done with architecture. The notebook style offers an example to student architects of how they might keep their own architecture notebooks, collecting ideas, sorting strategies, generally expanding their understanding of the potential of architecture to modify the world in practical, philosophical and poetic ways. The Powers of Doorways our sense of doorway two rudimentary doorways nothing an instrument of separation The Geometry of Doorways tending to the rectangular a frame of reference doorway axis the Cathedral, Cefalu managing the power of the doorway axis doorways and scale the propylaea of the acropolis in Athens Experiencing Doorways threshold transgression refuge changing how one sees the world appearance and identity the in-between doorways and the senses the thermal baths at Vals Lindisfarne Castle Organising Space doorway places where worlds meet admittance and defence doorways, doors and control Dunnoltar Castle a hotel terrace doorway the doorways of a house doorways and routes labyrinth entrances St Peter's Church, Klippan Architecture Without Doorways doorways and denial the redundancy of the doorway? The way out. "Entrances are things where things are delivered or left for collection. The postman delivers mail, the milkman leaves a bottle of milk on the doorstep. The waste disposal officers of the local authority collect the garbage and black rubbish bags from our front gates. Entrances, doorways, gates represent that interface between the private realm of the individual or family, and the public services that help support them." [1][1] [1]: http://berglondon.com/blog/2010/05/18/people-are-walking-architecture-or-making-nearlynets-with-mujicomp/ Illustrated with several drawings and photographs, this book shows what can be done with architecture. It's notebook style offers an example to student architects of how they might keep their own architecture notebooks, collecting ideas, sorting strategies, expanding their understanding of the potential of architecture to modify the world. Dedication Contents Introduction The Powers of Doorways The Geometry of Doorways Experiencing Doorways Organising Space Architecture Without Doorways The way out Acknowledgements Bibliography Index Simon Unwin. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 209-210) And Index.