Towards an Articulated Phenomenological Interpretation of Architecture: Phenomenal Phenomenology Contributor(s): Shirazi, M. Reza (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138229253 ISBN-13: 9781138229259 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $60.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Study & Teaching - Architecture | Urban & Land Use Planning - Architecture | Criticism |
Dewey: 720.1 |
Physical Information: 0.46" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.68 lbs) 216 pages |
Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
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Publisher Description: This book sheds light on the contemporary status of phenomenological discourse in architecture and investigates its current scholastic as well as practical position. Starting with a concise introduction to the philosophical grounds of phenomenology from the points of view of Husserl, Merleau-Ponty and Heidegger, it presents a critical reading of the works of some leading figures of architectural phenomenology in both theory and practice, such as Christian Norberg-Schultz, Kenneth Frampton, Juhani Pallasmaa, and Steven Holl. Highlighting the main challenges of the current phenomenological discourse in architecture, this book formulates a more articulated method of 'phenomenological interpretation' - dubbed 'phenomenal phenomenology' - as a new and innovative method of interpreting the built environment. Finally, using Tadao Ando's Langen Foundation Museum as a case study, it investigates the architect's contribution to phenomenological discourse, interprets and analyzes the Museum building using the new heuristic method, and thus provides a clear example of its applicability. By introducing a clear, articulated, and practical method of interpretation, this book is of interest to academics and students analyzing and studying architecture and the built environment at various scales. |