Dynamics of Delight Architecture and Aesthetics

Name: Dynamics of Delight Architecture and Aesthetics
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ISBN: 9780415300094

ISBN-10: 0415300096

ISBN-13: 9780415300094

Edition: 2003

Authors: Peter F. Smith

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Rounding off decades of exploration into the various ways in which buildings and urban sequences make an impact on the mind, The Dynamics of Delight emphasizes the qualitative aspects of form and space, providing designers with an analytical framework in which to evaluate projects on an aesthetic level. In laying the foundations for an appreciation of the aesthetic component in architecture, Smith considers the mechanisms which are involved in the aesthetic response and goes on to consider how human perception may be influenced by natural phenomena and draws on chaos theory and biomathematics to illustrate this original argument.

Book details

List price: $160.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 7/10/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Size: 7.56" wide x 9.84" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 1.804
Language: English



Introduction



Amsterdam and the Tiger



Laying the Foundations



The Roots of Aesthetic Perception



The Protean Factor



Exploring Harmony



From Harmony to Chaos



From Nature to Artefacts



Intelligent Interventions



Unity Versus Diversity



The Parthenon and the Sunflower



The Deep Structure of Proportion



The Numerology of Beauty



Developing the Theme



Beyond the Portico and Dome



Contemporary Variations



Architectural Metaphor



Second Level Proportion



The Limbic Domain



Bioclimatic Opportunities



The Dynamics of the City



The City and Dimensions of Engagement



The Rewards of Chance



The Street



The Square



Encounters with Old Gods



The Ethical Dimension