{"product_id":"architectural-precedents-studies-in-form-and-construction-9786502101667","title":"Architectural Precedents: Studies in Form and Construction","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Edson Mahfuz\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Pep Livros\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Pep Livros\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Criticism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eArchitectural Precedents \u003c\/i\u003eis a concise and incisive reflection on the nature of architectural design in a time of disciplinary uncertainty. Edson da Cunha Mahfuz argues that meaningful architecture does not emerge from trends, technologies, or abstract concepts, but from architecture itself-through the critical engagement with its history, forms, and built examples.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining theoretical clarity with close readings of exemplary works-from Le Corbusier to Paulo Mendes da Rocha-the book reveals how program, site, and construction are synthesized through form. Each chapter distills essential design principles from canonical projects, offering architects and students a rigorous method grounded in observation, analysis, and (re)construction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt once a critique of contemporary practice and a guide to learning and teaching design, this book reaffirms architecture as a discipline rooted in its own knowledge, craft, and accumulated intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pep Livros","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47892661207191,"sku":"9786502101667","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9786502101667.webp?v=1781188058","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/architectural-precedents-studies-in-form-and-construction-9786502101667","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}