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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454627003321

Autore

Psarra Sophia

Titolo

Architecture and narrative : the formation of space and cultural meaning / / Sophia Psarra

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2009

ISBN

1-134-28886-7

1-281-97728-4

9786611977283

0-203-63967-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 p.)

Disciplina

720

720.1

Soggetti

Architecture - Composition, proportion, etc

Architecture and society

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Architecture and NarrativeThe formation of space and cultural meaning; Copyright; Contents; List of illustration credits; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One: Foundations; Chapter 1 The Parthenon and the Erechtheion: the spatial formation of place, politics and myth; Chapter 2 Invisible surface: reflections in Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona Pavilion; Part Two: Architecture and Narrative in Literature; Chapter 3 'The book and the labyrinth were one and the same': narrative and architecture in Borges' fictions

Chapter 4 (Th)reading the Library: spatial and mathematical journeys in Borges' Library of BabelPart Three: Spatial and Narrative Interactions; Chapter 5 Soane through the looking-glass: the house-museum of Sir John Soane; Chapter 6 Victorian knowledge: the Natural History Museum, London and the Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove, Glasgow; Chapter 7 Contemporary experience: the Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh and the Burrell Collection, Glasgow; Chapter 8 Tracing the modern: space, display and exploration in the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Part Four: Theoretical Synthesis



Chapter 9 Comparative discussionChapter 10 The formation of space and cultural meaning; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Architecture is often seen as the art of a thinking mind that arranges, organizes and establishes relationships between the parts and the whole. It is also seen as the art of designing spaces, which we experience through movement and use. Conceptual ordering, spatial and social narrative are fundamental to the ways in which buildings are shaped, used and perceived. Examining and exploring the ways in which these three dimensions interact in the design and life of buildings, this intriguing book will be of use to anyone with an interest in the theory of architecture and architecture's relati