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

ISBN 10: 0262041952 / ISBN 13: 9780262041959

Published by Mit Pr, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Body and Building: Essays on the Changing Relation of Body and Architecture
• Publisher: Mit Pr
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0262041952
• ISBN 13: 9780262041959
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

George Dodds is Professor of History and Theory in the College of Architecture and Design at the University of Tennessee.