| Description |
xii, 179 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Continuum aesthetics |
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Winters, Edward.
Continuum aesthetics
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Continuum aesthetics.
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Part 1: Theory of Architecture -- I Classicism 15 -- 2 Modernism 25 -- 3 Functionalism 38 -- 4 Residual problems: theory and practice 49 -- Part II: Theory in Architecture -- 5 Structuralist accounts 61 -- 6 Post-structuralism 76 -- 7 Architecture and semantics 84 -- 8 Politics and the Situationist International 92 -- 9 Architecture as public art 99 -- Part III: Architecture in Mind -- 10 The mind and its furniture: a philosophical response -- to theory 109 -- 11 Architecture, mind and language 122 -- 12 Representation and expression: architectural allusion -- and frames 140 -- 13 Architecture as a form of life 148 -- 14 Architectural thinking 1 62 -- Notes 165 -- Bibliography 173 |
| Summary |
"Aesthetics and Architecture places analytical philosophical aesthetics at the heart of thinking about, and looking at, architecture. The book looks at classic and contemporary aesthetic and philosophical views of architecture. It considers, with stimulating insight and great clarity, how Classicism, Modernism, Structuralism, Post-structuralism and Situationism have influenced architectural aesthetics and shaped our view of the built environment. It also explores the challenges to the various intellectual and cultural movements that inform how people create and look at buildings. The book moves on to investigate the aesthetic qualities, demands and approaches specific to architecture and architectural thinking, concluding with 'a programme for contemporary architecture'. Anyone studying or interested in architecture or philosophical aesthetics will find this book a rich source of ideas, insight and information. Combining a clear and engaging style with a sophisticated treatment of a fascinating subject, Aesthetics and Architecture is a valuable contribution to contemporary aesthetics - one that revitalises the way we look at the form, purpose and meaning of our built environment."--Publisher's website |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-175) and index |
| Subject |
Architecture -- Aesthetics.
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| LC no. |
2007282523 |
| ISBN |
0826486312 (hbk.) |
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0826486320 (paperback) |
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9780826486318 (hbk.) |
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9780826486325 (paperback) |
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