Narrative Architecture

The first book to look architectural narrative in the eye <p>Since the early eighties, many architects have used the term "narrative" to describe their work. To architects the enduring attraction of narrative is that it offers a way of engaging with the way a city feels and works. Rather than reducing architecture to mere style or an overt emphasis on technology, it foregrounds the experiential dimension of architecture. <i>Narrative Architecture</i> explores the potential for narrative as a way of interpreting buildings from ancient history through to the present, deals with architectural background, analysis and practice as well as its future development. <p>Paste in second paragraph of copy here, if needed. <ul> <li>Authored by Nigel Coates, a foremost figure in the field of narrative architecture, the book is one of the first to address this subject directly <li>Features architects as diverse as William Kent, Antoni Gaud&#237;, Eero Saarinen, Ettore Sottsass, Superstudio, Rem Koolhaas, and FAT to provide an overview of the work of NATO and Coates, as well as chapters on other contemporary designers <li>Includes over 120 colour photographs </ul> <p>Signposting narrative's significance as a design approach that can aid architecture to remain relevant in this complex, multi-disciplinary and multi-everything age, <i>Narrative Architecture</i> is a must-read for anyone with an interest in architectural history and theory.