Precision in architecture : certainty, ambiguity and deviation /: certainty, ambiguity and deviation. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mhairi McVicar.
• Authors: McVicar, Mhairi
• Contents: A precisely ambiguous wall -- In praise of deviation and control : the mortar joints of the Church of St Peter -- Defining precision and ambiguity -- Disputing precision -- An emerging desire for precision -- A precise specification for an Iron Museum -- Anticipating precision at the Museum of Childhood -- A meeting between Mies and OMA -- The precise control of deviation at the Commons -- A precisely crude ceiling at the MTCC -- Productive deviations from certainty.
• Publisher Details: New York : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 724/.7; Communication in architectural design; Architectural practice; Building -- Quality control; Architectural practice; Building -- Quality control; Communication in architectural design; ARCHITECTURE / General; ARCHITECTURE / Criticism; ARCHITECTURE / Design & Drafting; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781315222639; 1315222639; 9781351838511; 1351838512; 9781351838504; 1351838504; 9781351838498; 1351838490
• Related ISBNs: 9780415789608; 0415789605; 9780415789615; 0415789613
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.