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Theatres of Architectural Imagination (Hardcover)
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Theatres of Architectural Imagination (Hardcover)
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This volume explores connections between architecture and theatre,
and encourages imagination in the design of buildings and social
spaces. Imagination is arguably the architect's most crucial
capacity, underpinning memory, invention and compassion. No simple
power of the mind, architectural imagination is deeply embodied,
social and situational. Its performative potential and holistic
scope may be best understood through the model of theatre. Theatres
of Architectural Imagination examines the fertile relationship
between theatre and architecture with essays, interviews and
entr'actes arranged in three sections: Bodies, Settings and
(Inter)Actions. Contributions explore a global spectrum of examples
and contexts, from ancient Rome and Renaissance Italy to modern
Europe, North America, India and Japan. Topics include: the central
role of the human body in design; the city as a place of political
drama, protest and phenomenal play; and world-making through
language, gesture and myth. Chapters also consider sacred and
magical functions of theatre in Balinese and Persian settings;
eccentric experiments at the Bauhaus and 1970 Osaka World Expo; and
ecological action and collective healing amid contemporary climate
chaos. Inspired by architect and educator Marco Frascari, the book
performs as a Janus-like memory theatre, recalling and projecting
the architect's perennial task of reimagining a more meaningful
world. This collection will delight and provoke thinkers and makers
in theatrical arts and built environment disciplines, especially
Architecture, Landscape and Urban Design.
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