Questions of Perception: Phenomenology of Architecture by Steven Holl, Juhani Pallasmaa, Alberto Perez-Gomez

Questions of Perception: Phenomenology of Architecture Steven Holl, Juhani Pallasmaa, Alberto Perez-Gomez ebook
Page: 155
Format: pdf
Publisher: William Stout
ISBN: 0974621471, 9780974621470

The World of Perception - Maurice Merleau Ponty 66. In 1941, architectural historian Sigfried Giedion discussed evolving notions of space in his seminal book Space, Time and Architecture. We want to begin by clarifying the terms “space” and “place”. Phenomenology of Perception - Maurice Merleau Ponty 67. In this context, phenomenology of architecture must deliberately evoke a sense of awareness with how humans experience a building and gain a sense of belonging and meaning in the world. And theories of spatium, locus, platea and phenomenology. Husserl, its fountainhead, perceived phenomenology as a dualism between mind and body, with mind playing a dominant role because of its implied equivalence to knowledge. Along with Pallasmaa and Alberto Perez-Gomez, Holl wrote essays for a 1994 special issue of the Japanese architectural journal A+U under the title Questions of Perception: Phenomenology of Architecture. If architects move away from the fetishism of . These two intertwined concepts raise questions of identity, perception and materiality. This interplay between individual parts that create a harmonious whole can be related to the question of personal interaction affecting the built environment. Norberg-Schultz believes But, instead of focusing on the old language like Heidegger, he looks at poetry, which seems like an appropriate metaphor for phenomenology in architecture. The production of space is marked with its own phenomenology. I think personal interaction He is interested in the sensory perceptions that result from the built environment. Notions and constructs of space and place define the environment we live in. Questions of Perception: Phenomenology of Architecture - Steven Holl, etc 65.