Buildings used : human interactions with architecture /

• Main Author: Λέφα, Νόρα (συγγραφέας.)
• Other Authors: Λέφας, Παύλος, 1950- (συγγραφέας.)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: London ; New York : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.
• Series: Routledge research in architecture (Routledge)
• Subjects: Αρχιτεκτονική > Ανθρώπινοι παράγοντες; Κτήρια > Χρήσεις; Αρχιτεκτονική και κοινωνία

"Buildings Used takes the reader on an exploration into the impact of use on buildings and users. While most histories and theories of architecture focus on a building's conception, design, and realization, this book argues that its identity is formed after its completion through use; and...

Table of Contents:

• A historical perspective
• Aspects of use
• Some philosophical considerations
• Use and architectural design
• Users and use
• Destruction
• Creation
• Disregard and appropriation.