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The Experience of Architecture

The Experience of Architecture
The Experience of Architecture
epub | 123.33 MB | English | Henry Plummer | 2016 | Thames & Hudson | Page: 288



About The Experience of Architecture :

A thought-provoking consideration of how architecture, from a doorknob to a city plan, can influence human behavior
How does the experience of turning a door handle, opening a door from one space into another, affect us? It is no wonder that the door, one of the most elemental architectural forms, has such metaphorical richness. But even on a purely physical human level, the cold touch of a brass handle or the swish of a sliding screen gives rise to an emotional reaction, sometimes modest, occasionally profound.
This book aims to understand how these everyday acts are influenced by architectural form, a concept that is vital for all architects to grasp. It considers how specifically built elements and volumes, taken from a wide array of buildings and settings around the world, can affect our powers of decision. From hand-carved stairs in Greek villages to free-floating catwalks, from the elegant processional steps of Renaissance Italy to Frank Lloyd Wright's...

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