Origins of architectural pleasure
Auteur :
Hildebrand, Grant
Éditeur :
University of California Press
ISBN :
9780520215054
Date de publication :
30 juin 1999
Dimensions :
25,4 x 17,8 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
726 g
Format :
Cloth over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Do survival instincts have anything to do with our architectural choices - our liking for a certain room, a special stairway, a plaza in a particular city? This book discusses ways in which architectural forms emulate some archetypal settings that humans have found appealing - and useful to survival - since ancient times.