Architecture and Narrative : the Formation of Space and Cultural Meaning.

Architecture and Narrative : the Formation of Space and Cultural Meaning.

Conceptual ordering, spatial and social narrative are fundamental to the ways in which buildings are shaped, used and perceived. This intriguing book explores the ways in which these three dimensions interact in the design and life of buildings.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Psarra, Sophia
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2009.
Subjects:
Architecture and society.
Architecture > Composition, proportion, etc.
Architecture and society
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Table of Contents:
  • Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustration credits; Preface; Acknowledgements; 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 Babel.

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