Body and Building. Essays on the Changing Relation of Body and Architecture.

Dodds, George u. Robert Tavernor (Hg.)

Published by Cambridge, MIT Press, 2002

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Gr.8°, 427 S., zahlr. Abb., Brosch., Einband min. gebrauchsspurig, sonst tadellos. EA. - «Since Greek antiquity, the human body has been regarded as a microcosm of universal harmony. In this book, an international group of architects, architectural historians, and theorists examines the relation of the human body and architecture. The essays view well-known buildings, texts, paintings, ornaments, and landscapes from the perspective of the body's physical, psychological, and spiritual needs and pleasures. Topics include Greek temples; the churches of Tadao Ando in Japan; Renaissance fortresses and paintings; the body, space, and dwelling in Wright's and Schindler's houses in North America; the corporeal dimension of Carlo Scarpa's landscapes and gardens; theory from Vitruvius to the Renaissance and Enlightenment; and Freudian psychoanalysis. The essays are framed by an appreciation of architectural historian and theorist Joseph Rykwert's influential work on the subject.» 1600 gr. Schlagworte: Architektur - Allgemein. Seller Inventory # 83894

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Title: Body and Building. Essays on the Changing ...

Publisher: Cambridge, MIT Press

Publication Date: 2002

Binding: Soft cover