Lessons for students in architecture

Abstract

"This book reflects the material discussed in Hertzberger's lectures on architecture at Delft Technical University from 1973 on, and contains elaborated versions of the lecture notes previously published as 'Het openbare rijk' (Public domain) 1982, 'Ruimte maken, ruimte laten' (Making space, leaving space) 1984, and 'Uitnodigende vorm' (Inviting form) 1988"--Title page verso.

Contents

A. Public domain : Public and private -- Territorial claims -- Territorial differentiation -- Territorial zoning -- From user to dweller -- The 'in-between' -- Private claims on public space -- Public works concept -- The street -- The public domain -- Public space as constructed environment -- Public accessibility of private space -- B. Making space, leaving space : Structure and interpretation -- Form and interpretation -- Structure as a generative spine: warp and weft -- Gridiron -- Building order -- Functionality, flexibility and polyvalence -- Form and users: the space of form -- Making space, leaving space -- Incentives -- Forms as an instrument -- C. Inviting form : The habitable space between things -- Place and articulation -- View I -- View II -- View III -- Equivalence.