TY  - BOOK
AU  - Berlanda,Toma
TI  - Architectural topographies: a graphic lexicon of how buildings touch the ground 
SN  - 9781315813196 (ebook : PDF)
PY  - 2014///
CY  - New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Architectural design
KW  - Themes, motives
KW  - Landscape design
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; ch. 1. Intersections : why a graphic lexicon? -- ch. 2. The building meets the ground : ground, foundation, plinth, artificial ground -- ch. 3. The discovery of the terrain : topography, landing and grounding, strata, earthwork, water and air -- ch. 4. The right placement : site, lightness, dissolution, enhancement, objets trouves, artefact -- ch. 6. Horizontal and vertical : gravity, horizon, between earth and sky, architectural promenade, shifting topography, threshold -- ch. 6. Elemental forms : platform, wall, retaining wall, footbridge, inclined plane -- ch. 7. Images and metaphors : feet on the ground, anchoring, roots, clouds
UR  - http://www.tandfebooks.com/isbn/9781315813196
ER  -