Elements of Architecture - Assembling archaeology, atmosphere and the performance of building spaces (Paperback)

Elements of Architecture explores new ways of engaging architecture in archaeology. It conceives of architecture both as the physical evidence of past societies and as existing beyond the physical environment, considering how people in the past have not just dwelled in buildings but have existed within them. The book engages with the meeting point between these two perspectives. For although archaeologists must deal with the presence and absence of physicality as a discipline, which studies humans through things, to understand humans they must also address the performances, as well as temporal and affective impacts, of these material remains. The contributions in this volume investigate the way time, performance and movement, both physically and emotionally, are central aspects of understanding architectural assemblages. It is a book about the constellations of people, places and things that emerge and dissolve as affective, mobile, performative and temporal engagements. This volume juxtaposes archaeological research with perspectives from anthropology, architecture, cultural geography and philosophy in order to explore the kaleidoscopic intersections of elements coming together in architecture. Documenting the ephemeral, relational, and emotional meeting points with a category of material objects that have defined much research into what it means to be human, Elements of Architecture elucidates and expands upon a crucial body of evidence which allows us to explore the lives and interactions of past societies.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Archaeological Orientations
Release date:	December 2019
First published:	2016
Editors:	Mikkel Bille • Tim Flohr Sorensen
Dimensions:	246 x 174 x 35mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	464
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-86962-5
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > General Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeological theory
LSN:	0-367-86962-4
Barcode:	9780367869625

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