Design Strategies in Architecture: An Approach to the Analysis of Form

340 Pages·1996·21.22 MB·English

by  Geoffrey H. Baker

DESIGN STRATEGIES IN ARCHITECTURE

DESIGN STRATEGIES IN
ARCHITECTURE
an approach to the analysis of form
Geoffrey H. Baker
School of Architecture,
Tulane University, New Orleans
second edition
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LONDON AND NEW YORK

First published in 1989 by Van Nostrand Reinhold (International) Co. Ltd
Second edition 1996
© 1989 E & FN Spon
© 1996 Geoffrey Baker
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