Architecture is a philosophical puzzle. Although we spend most
of our time in buildings, we rarely reflect on what they mean or
how we experience them. With some notable exceptions, they have
generally struggled to be taken seriously as works of art compared
to painting or music and have been rather overlooked by
philosophers. In On Architecture, Fred Rush argues this is a
consequence of neglecting the role of the body in architecture. Our
encounter with a building is first and foremost a bodily one;
buildings are lived-in, communal spaces and their construction
reveals a lot about our relation to the environment as a whole.
Drawing on examples from architects classic and contemporary
such as Le Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright, and exploring the
significance of buildings in relation to film and music and
philosophers such as Heidegger and Merleau-Ponty, Fred Rush argues
that philosophical reflection on building can tell us something
important about the human condition.
General
Imprint: |
Routledge
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Thinking in Action |
Release date: |
November 2008 |
First published: |
2007 |
Authors: |
Fred Rush
|
Dimensions: |
198 x 129 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
184 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-415-39618-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Architecture >
General
|
LSN: |
0-415-39618-2 |
Barcode: |
9780415396189 |
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