Atmospheres Architectural Environments. Surrounding Objects

Name: Atmospheres Architectural Environments. Surrounding Objects
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ISBN: 9783764374952

ISBN-10: 3764374950

ISBN-13: 9783764374952

Edition: 2006

Authors: Peter Zumthor

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Peter Zumthor has described what really constitutes an architectural atmosphere as "this singular density and mood, this feeling of presence, well-being, harmony, beauty...under whose spell I experience what I otherwise would not experience in precisely this way." Zumthor is passionate about the creation of buildings that produce this kind of effect, but how might one actually set out to achieve it? Atmospheres is a poetics of architecture and a window onto Peter Zumthor's personal sources of inspiration. In nine illustrated chapters framed as a process of self-observation, Zumthor describes how he creates the atmosphere of his houses. Images of spaces and buildings that affect him are…

Book details

List price: $49.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Publication date: 3/17/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 76
Size: 6.69" wide x 9.45" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English