The experience of architecture How does the experience of turning a door handle opening a door from one space to lead into another affect us This book aims to understand how these everyday acts are influenced by architectural form a concept that is vital for all architects to grasp if our buildings are to be anything more than a commercial or aesthetic enterprise. It considers how specific built elements and volumes can sustain or deny our powers of decision. Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of our daily interactions with architecture looking at stairs floors and paths moving interior spaces perception and perspective transparency and the relationship between a building and its setting. This book is not just for architects and designers engaged in the production of space but for all those who seek a richer understanding of their place in the built world