Inseminations

Seeds for Architectural Thought

Juhani Pallasmaa, Matteo Zambelli

• Editore: Wiley
• Anno: 2020
• ISBN:
  9781119622239
• Edizione: 1
• Argomento: Architecture
• Categoria: Architecture Essays & Monographs

A collection of the writing of the highly influential architect, Juhani Pallasmaa, presented in short, easily accessible, and condensed ideas ideal for students

Juhani Pallasmaa is one of Finland's most distinguished architects and architectural thinkers, publishing around 60 books and several hundred essays and shorter pieces over his career. His influential works have inspired undergraduate and postgraduate students of architecture and related disciplines for decades. In this compilation of excerpts of his writing, readers can discover his key concepts and thoughts in one easily accessible, comprehensive volume.

Inseminations: Seeds for Architectural Thought is a delightful collection of thoughtful ideas and compositions that float between academic essay and philosophical reflection. Wide in scope, it offers entries covering: atmospheres; biophilic beauty; embodied understanding; imperfection; light and shadow; newness and nowness; nostalgia; phenomenology of architecture; sensory thought; silence; time and eternity; uncertainty, and much more.

• Makes the wider work of Pallasmaa accessible to students across the globe, introducing them to his key concepts and thoughts
• Exposes students to a broad range of issues on which Pallasmaa has a view
• Features an alphabetized structure that makes serendipitous discovery or linking of concepts more likely
• Presents material in short, condensed manner that can be easily digested by students

Inseminations: Seeds for Architectural Thought will appeal to undergraduate students in architecture, design, urban studies, and related disciplines worldwide.

Index

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• Aalto, Alvar 3, 10, 13–15, 18, 33, 38, 49, 78, 98, 117, 121, 142, 155, 161, 180, 182, 183, 188, 196, 197, 200, 204, 224, 234, 241, 242, 264, 265
  • Church of the Three Crosses 72
• Aestheticization 1–2
• Against Method: Outline of an Anarchist Theory of Knowledge (Feyerabend) 272
• Akhmatova, Anna 48

• Ålander, Kyösti 90

• Al‐Sayed, Marwan 229
• Ando, Tadao 114, 142, 182, 234
• Animal architecture 3–10
• Animal Architecture (von Frisch) 5
• Animal artefacts 8
• Animal building processes 6
• Animal constructions 9
• Anonymity 10–11
• Antonioni, Michelangelo 33, 112
  • architecture 3
  • Beyond the Clouds 139, 189
  • Laurentian Library 120
• Architects 179–180
  • artists vs 28

• The Architect's Brain (Mallgrave) 26

• Architectural anthropology 4
• Architectural courtesy 11
• Architectural generosity 120
• Architectural light 141–142
• Architectural modernism 196
• Architectural...