Dynamics of Delight
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2003
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780203401897
Subjects: Aesthetics; Architecture
Description: This book rounds off decades of exploration into the various ways that buildings and urban sequences make an impact on the mind.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Book Cover; Title; Contents; Illustration credits; Preface; Acknowledgements; Amsterdam and the tiger; Laying the foundations; The roots of aesthetic perception; The protean factor; Exploring harmony; From harmony to chaos; From Nature to artefacts; Intelligent interventions; Unity versus diversity; The Parthenon and the sunflower; The deep structure of proportion; The numerology of beauty; Developing the theme; Beyond the portico and dome; Contemporary variations; Architectural metaphor; Second-order proportion; The limbic domain; Bioclimatic opportunities; The dynamics of the city.; title: The city and dimensions of engagementThe rewards of chance; The street; The square; Encounters with old gods; The ethical dimension; Appendix Aesthetic performance checklist; Index.