Body and Building Essays on the Changing Relation of Body and Architecture
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Mit Pr
- Publish date: 04/01/2002
Description:
Since Greek antiquity the human body has been regarded as a microcosm of universal harmony. In this book an international group of architects, architectural historians, and theorists examines the relation of the human body and architecture. The essays view well-known buildings, texts, paintings, ornaments, and landscapes from the perspective of the bodys physical, psychological, and spiritual needs and pleasures. Topics include Greek temples; the churches of Tadao Ando in Japan; Renaissance fortresses and paintings; the body, space, and dwelling in Wrights and Schindlers houses in North America; the corporeal dimension of Carlo Scarpas landscapes and gardens; theory from Vitruvius to the Renaissance and Enlightenment; and Freudian psychoanalysis. The essays are framed by an appreciation of architectural historian and theorist Joseph Rykwerts influential work on the subject.
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