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How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They're Built

by Stewart Brand

Architecture beyond the opening day

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Architecture beyond the opening day

Stewart Brand examines buildings as works that continue to change after construction, shaped by the people who use and alter them. The book ranges across New England farmhouses, bungalows, Santa Fe Style, military-surplus structures and Chatsworth, bringing together examples from different building types and traditions. Its organizing idea is that architecture unfolds over time as well as in space: design and function meet the ongoing adjustments of occupancy. This makes the book a survey of how built environments evolve, and of the role time and human use play in that evolution.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in architecture beyond formal design and construction
  • Those curious about how occupants reshape buildings over time
  • Readers seeking a broad survey with examples spanning domestic, institutional and historic structures

Themes

Architecture and timeOccupant-driven adaptationDesign and functionBuilding traditions and types

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Book overview

A captivating exploration of the ever-evolving world of architecture and the untold stories buildings tell.

When a building is finished being built, that isn't the end of its story. More than any other human artifacts, buildings improve with time--if they're allowed to. Buildings adapt by being constantly refined and reshaped by their occupants, and in that way, architects can become artists of time rather than simply artists of space.

From the connected farmhouses of New England to I.M. Pei's Media Lab, from the evolution of bungalows to the invention of Santa Fe Style, from Low Road military surplus buildings to a High Road English classic like Chatsworth--this is a far-ranging survey of unexplored essential territory.

Discover how structures become living organisms, shaped by the people who inhabit them, and learn how architects can harness the power of time to create enduring works of art through the interconnected worlds of design, function, and human ingenuity.
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