On the Aesthetics of Architecture
A Psychological Approach to the Structure and the Order of Perceived Architectural Space
- 300 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
On the Aesthetics of Architecture
A Psychological Approach to the Structure and the Order of Perceived Architectural Space
About this book
Originally published in 1995 as part of the Ethnoscapes: Current Challenges in the Environmental Social Sciences series, reissued now with a new series introduction, On the Aesthetics of Architecture is a result of an interdisciplinary study in architectural theory, psychology and philosophy and the author's experience as a practicing architect. It tries to relate theories of aesthetics and recent advances in the psychology of visual perception to the practice of design.
The text starts with an analysis of traditional and contemporary schools of thought in architectural theory, and then proceeds through the formulation of a general theory of aesthetics based on perceptual and cognitive information processing to a description of the actual conditions under which aesthetic experiences of buildings and cities take place. It exemplifies principles of aesthetic appropriateness through an analysis of architectural space and form.
Weber's book attempts to move the discussion of architectural aesthetics beyond the shifting doctrines of style and the often ambiguous dicta of critics. While the author makes no claim that his interpretation of psychological research will result in good architecture, he does insist on the need to bring the discussion of form back to more objective grounds. As such, it provided a valuable teaching resource and an important new contribution to the discussion among architects themselves, as well as between psychologists, philosophers and art theorists at the time.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- New Series Introduction to RLE: Ethnoscapes
- Original Title Page
- Original Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- I The Issue of Form: Some Questions Posed
- II Appraising Form: Theories Compared
- III Adopting the Aesthetic Attitude
- IV Form and its Interpretation: The Role of Perception and Cognition and the Formation of Concepts
- V The Roles of Form and Meaning in the Formation of Judgements
- VI Aesthetic Value: Analyzing the Effects of Form
- VII Spatial Form in Architecture
- VIII Corporeal Form
- IX Summary and Outlook
- Notes
- Bibliography
- List of Figures