03733oam 2200661I 450 991045462700332120200520144314.01-134-28886-71-281-97728-497866119772830-203-63967-710.4324/9780203639672 (CKB)1000000000702532(EBL)408917(OCoLC)476230411(SSID)ssj0000105321(PQKBManifestationID)11128296(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000105321(PQKBWorkID)10108862(PQKB)11184373(MiAaPQ)EBC408917(Au-PeEL)EBL408917(CaPaEBR)ebr10277412(CaONFJC)MIL197728(OCoLC)314147858(EXLCZ)99100000000070253220180706d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrArchitecture and narrative the formation of space and cultural meaning /Sophia PsarraMilton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ;New York, N.Y. :Routledge,2009.1 online resource (305 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-34376-3 0-415-34375-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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' fictionsChapter 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 SynthesisChapter 9 Comparative discussionChapter 10 The formation of space and cultural meaning; Notes; Bibliography; IndexArchitecture 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 relatiArchitectureComposition, proportion, etcArchitecture and societyElectronic books.ArchitectureComposition, proportion, etc.Architecture and society.720720.1Psarra Sophia.763384MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454627003321Architecture and narrative2279040UNINA