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Record Nr.

UNINA9910131278303321

Autore

Van Schaik Leon

Titolo

Practical poetics in architecture / / Leon van Schaik

Pubbl/distr/stampa

West Sussex, United Kingdom : , : Wiley, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

1-118-82894-1

1-118-82892-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (251 pages) : illustrations

Collana

AD primers

Disciplina

720.1

Soggetti

Architectural design

Architecture

Architecture - Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Making home -- Feeding body, mind and soul -- Healing our city -- Capturing nature -- Conclusion: A reflection on practical poetics.

Sommario/riassunto

Integrate poetics into real-world spaces by bringing theory down to earth Practical Poetics in Architecture takes poetics out of the theory class and into the design studio, showing architects how the atmospheric and experiential qualities of built structures can be intentionally considered and planned. With an emphasis on analysing and explaining the sensibility of poetics at work in designing and constructing architecture, this book features projects from architects around the world that demonstrate the principles of poetics come to life. The rich illustration of two hundred colour images, including analytical diagrams, plans, sections, and photos, make this insightful guide a highly visual foray into a topic that has thus far remained more theoretical than practical. The text is matter-of-fact and concrete, yet remains richly connected to its forbears and the writings of William Lethaby, Gaston Bachelard, and Steen Eiler Rasmussen. The perspective is contemporary in its examples and its connections to the evolving science of perception. An established seminar topic in theory classes around the world, poetics tends to rely heavily on classic philosophic



texts until now. Practical Poetics in Architecture brings theory down to earth to show architects how to invoke poetics when designing real projects. Integrate poetics principles into real-world designs. Consider atmosphere in terms of form, space, and acoustics. Study actual projects that bring poetics into real spaces. Take cues from analytical diagrams of projects accounting for context Poetics the accumulated experience of place, space, and culture has become more critical in recent years as the atmospheric and experiential qualities of built spaces have become more elusive in the virtual age. Practical Poetics in Architecture provides real guidance for real projects, and brings poetics out of the mind and onto the plans.