· 2016· Book chapter
On the Aesthetics of Architecture
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Short summary
This book explores the fundamental questions surrounding architectural aesthetics, examining its essence, experience, and judgment.
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Key points
- Examines the problem of architecture and its relationship to design.
- Investigates whether architecture has a definable essence.
- Analyzes the subjective experience and objective judgment of architecture.
- Discusses the role of psychoanalytic and Marxist theories in understanding architectural meaning.
- Explores themes of expression, abstraction, detail, and morality in architecture.
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Abstract
Introduction to the 2013 Edition ix Acknowledgments xxi Preface xxiii 1 Introduction: The problem of architecture 1 Part I 2 Architecture and design 21 3 Has architecture an essence? 34 4 Experiencing architecture 66 5 Judging architecture 96 Part II 6 Freud, Marx and meaning 127 7 The language of architecture 146 8 Expression and abstraction 165 9 The sense of detail 190 10 Conclusion: Architecture and morality 218 Part III Summary 239 Notes 243 Bibliography 275 Index of Names 277 Index of Subjects 283
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