Architectural atmospheres : on the experience and politics of architecture /
There is a growing awareness of the atmospheric dimensions of architecture in contemporary architectural practice as well as in social and architectural theory. Architectural Atmospheres provides a pointed, programmatic discussion of this atmospheric turn. The book is essential reading for architect...
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Birkhauser,
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Publisher Address: | Basel/Berlin/Boston : |
Publication Dates: |
[2014] ©2014 |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Online Access: |
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Summary: |
There is a growing awareness of the atmospheric dimensions of architecture in contemporary architectural practice as well as in social and architectural theory. Architectural Atmospheres provides a pointed, programmatic discussion of this atmospheric turn. The book is essential reading for architects, planners, and social theorists who take an interest in how we experience architecture and in how to improve architectural and urban design. |
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1 online resource(112pages) : illustrations Also available in print edition. |
ISBN: | 9783038211785 |
Index Number: | NA203 |
CLC: | TU-09 |
Contents: |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction: Why Atmospheres? / Space, Place, and Atmosphere: Peripheral Perception in Existential Experience / Urban Atmospheres: Charting New Directions for Architecture and Urban Planning / The Politics of Atmospheres: Architecture, Power, and the Senses / Atmospheres, Art, Architecture -- Contributors -- Index -- Photo Credits. |