A Well-Composed Body : Anthropomorphism in Architecture

Language: English

Published by VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, VDM Verlag Dr. Müller E.K., 2008

3639066529 / 9783639066524

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Neuware - This work examines how changing conceptions of the human body have been interpreted within architectural theory since the writings of Vitruvius in the first century AD. It will examine how measures of the body have affected ideas of architectural composition, and how they are used as an ethical imperative, such that a building which reflects the proportions of a well-composed body (Francesco di Giorgio), is itself an injunction to composure, or appropriate behaviour. It will argue that modern architecture, while rejecting classical anthropomorphism, was nonetheless influenced by ideas and practices arising from the study of the body in anatomy. It will then examine phenomenological and hermeneutical conceptions of the lived body, giving rise to a renewed conception of anthropomorphism as the manifestation not only of human form, but of human sentience. The work will provide a foundation for scholars of architectural history and theory interested in the ongoing role of the body in architecture.…

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Title
A Well-Composed Body : Anthropomorphism in Architecture
Author
Scott Drake
Publisher
VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, VDM Verlag Dr. Müller E.K.
Publication year
2008
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Neu
Binding
Taschenbuch
Language
English
ISBN 10
3639066529
ISBN 13
9783639066524
Item weight
417 grams
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220x150x16 mm

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