Touchstones of design
Subtitle: (re)defining public architecture
By: Curtis Fentress
Publisher: Images
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Mulgrave, Vic
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781864703825; 9781864704013
Subjects: Public buildings; Design and construction
Description: Award-winning architect Curtis Fentress lays out his approach to public architecture by outlining eight touchstones based on beauty, logic, and humanism, in a work showcasing thirty years of ground-breaking design.
Notes: Colorado Book Award, Pictorial, 2011.
Table of contents: title: The touchstones of design. Discover the natural order ; Use context to create identity ; Let culture guide design ; Celebrate the entry ; Listen closely ; Stay focused ; Restrain the ego ; Design for people.