Origins of Architectural Pleasure

Name: Origins of Architectural Pleasure
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ISBN: 9780520215054

ISBN-10: 0520215052

ISBN-13: 9780520215054

Edition: 1999

Authors: Grant Hildebrand

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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? In this engaging study Grant Hildebrand discusses ways in which architectural forms emulate some archetypal settings that humans have found appealing--and useful to survival--from ancient times to the present. Speculating that nature has "designed" us to prefer certain conditions and experiences, Hildebrand is interested in how the characteristics of our most satisfying built environments mesh with Darwinian selection. In examining the appeal of such survival-based characteristics he cites architectural examples spanning five continents…

Book details

List price: $57.95
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 6/30/1999
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 200
Size: 0.76" wide x 1.02" long x 0.07" tall
Weight: 1.628



Acknowledgments


Some Introductory Comments


A Prologue



The Aesthetics of Survival



Finding a Good Home



Exploring



Categorizing and Differentiating


Some Closing Comments


Notes


Bibliography


Index