Dodds, George and Tavernor, Robert, eds. (2005) Body and building: essays on the changing relation of body and architecture. MIT Press, London, UK. ISBN 0262041952
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Since Greek antiquity, the human body has been regarded as a microcosm of universal harmony. In this book, an international group of architects, architectural historians, and theorists examines the relation of the human body and architecture. The essays view well-known buildings, texts, paintings, ornaments, and landscapes from the perspective of the body's physical, psychological, and spiritual needs and pleasures. Topics include Greek temples; the churches of Tadao Ando in Japan; Renaissance fortresses and paintings; the body, space, and dwelling in Wright's and Schindler's houses in North America; the corporeal dimension of Carlo Scarpa's landscapes and gardens; theory from Vitruvius to the Renaissance and Enlightenment; and Freudian psychoanalysis. The essays are framed by an appreciation of architectural historian and theorist Joseph Rykwert's influential work on the subject.
| Item Type: | Book |
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| Official URL: | http://mitpress.mit.edu |
| Additional Information: | © 2002 MIT Press |
| Divisions: | LSE Cities Sociology |
| Subjects: | N Fine Arts > NA Architecture |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Jul 2008 08:05 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Sep 2023 21:42 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/7798 |
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