LEADER 03870oam 2200433I 450 001 9910796569203321 005 20230124214157.0 010 $a1-351-24730-1 010 $a0-415-69304-7 010 $a1-351-24731-X 024 7 $a10.4324/9781351247320 035 $a(CKB)3860000000068238 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5333081 035 $a(OCoLC)1019664152 035 $a(EXLCZ)993860000000068238 100 $a20180706d2018 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aArchitecture and the mimetic self $ea psychoanalytic study of how buildings make and break our lives /$fLucy Huskinson 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aLondon :$cTaylor and Francis,$d2018. 215 $a1 online resource (xii, 251 pages) $cillustrations (some color) 311 $a0-415-69303-9 311 $a1-351-24732-8 327 $tchapter 1 Introduction --$tBuildings design us as much as we them /$rLucy Huskinson --$tchapter 2 Architectural blueprints of psyche /$rLucy Huskinson --$tchapter 3 The architectural event --$tBuildings as events that disclose our being /$rLucy Huskinson --$tchapter 4 The body?s role in the architectural event --$tFortification and containment /$rLucy Huskinson --$tchapter 5 Using architecture to think ourselves into being --$tBuildings as storehouses of unconscious thought /$rLucy Huskinson --$tchapter 6 The self that is disclosed through architecture /$rLucy Huskinson --$tchapter 7 Conclusion: architecture that captures the imagination --$tDesigning and responding to evocative architecture /$rLucy Huskinson. 330 2 $a"Buildings shape our identity and sense of self in profound ways that are not always evident to architects and town planners, or even to those who think they are intimately familiar with the buildings they inhabit. Architecture and the Mimetic Self provides a useful theoretical guide to our unconscious behaviour in relation to buildings, and explains both how and why we are drawn to specific elements and features of architectural design. It reveals how even the most uninspiring of buildings can be modified to meet our unconscious expectations and requirements of themand, by the same token, it explores the repercussions for our wellbeing when buildings fail to do so.Criteria for effective architectural design have for a long time been grounded in utilitarian and aesthetic principles of function, efficiency, cost, and visual impact. Although these are important considerations, they often fail to meet the fundamental needs of those who inhabit and use buildings. Misconceptions are rife, not least because our responses to architecture are often difficult to measure, and arein large partunconscious. By bridging psychoanalytic thought and architectural theory, Architecture and the Mimetic Self frees the former from its preoccupations with interpersonal human relations to address the vital relationships that we establish with our nonhuman environments.In addition to providing a guide to the unconscious behaviours that are most relevant for evaluating architectural design, this book explains how our relationships with the built environment inform a more expansive and useful psychoanalytic theory of human relationship and identity. It will appeal to psychoanalysts and analytical psychologists, architects, and all who are interested in the overlaps of psychology, architecture, and the built environment. "--Provided by publisher. 606 $aArchitecture$xPsychological aspects 615 0$aArchitecture$xPsychological aspects. 676 $a720 700 $aHuskinson$b Lucy$01362867 801 0$bFlBoTFG 801 1$bFlBoTFG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910796569203321 996 $aArchitecture and the mimetic self$93795008 997 $aUNINA