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| Title | : | Genius Loci: Towards a Phenomenology of Architecture |
| Author | : | Christian Norberg-Schulz |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 216 pages |
| Published | : | June 15th 1991 by Rizzoli (first published 1979) |
| Categories | : | Architecture. Nonfiction. Philosophy |
Christian Norberg-Schulz
Paperback | Pages: 216 pages Rating: 4.28 | 389 Users | 9 Reviews
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From the author’s preface:The present book forms a sequel to…Intentions in Architecture and Existence, Space and Architecture. It also relates to…Meaning in Western Architecture. Common to all of them is the view that architecture represents a means to give man an “existential foothold”…The philosophy of Heidegger has been the catalyst which has made the present book possible and determined its approach. The wish for understanding architecture as a concrete phenomenon…could be satisfied in the present book…thanks to Heidegger’s essays on language and aesthetics.
Man dwells when he can orient himself within and identify himself with an environment, or, in short, when he experiences the environment as meaningful. Dwelling therefore implies something more than “shelter”. It implies that the spaces where life occurs are places, in the true sense of the word. A place is a space which has a distinct character. Since ancient times the genius loci, or “spirit of place”, has been recognized as the concrete reality man has to face and come to terms with in his daily life. Architecture means to visualize the genius loci, and the task of the architect is to create meaningful places, whereby he helps man to dwell.
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| Original Title: | Genius Loci |
| ISBN: | 0847802876 (ISBN13: 9780847802876) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 4.28 From 389 Users | 9 ReviewsCommentary Containing Books Genius Loci: Towards a Phenomenology of Architecture
Christian draws a lot on Heideggers essay 'Building, Thinking, and Dwells'. This essay is included in HeideggerBasic Writings 2nd Edition, Revised & Expanded.Christian extracts certain passages such as the explanation of a bridge as a presence to draw together the two banks of a river much as a building will draw into different reference points of the landscape. In fact, it is the location of a building not it's points in space of a Cartesian grid that gives it place; the location and thegimana-gimana, norberg-schulz selalu kembali ke heidegger. atau merleau-ponty, para bapak persepsi fenomenologis. juga dalam buku ini, filsafat fenomenologi sangat mewarnai pembacaannya mengenai 'ruh suatu tempat', 'baureksa' [bahasa jawa: kekuatan penjaga].wacana 'ruh suatu tempat' ini pernah [dan masih?] mewarnai produksi pengetahuan arsitektur.
Christian draws a lot on Heideggers essay 'Building, Thinking, and Dwells'. This essay is included in HeideggerBasic Writings 2nd Edition, Revised & Expanded.Christian extracts certain passages such as the explanation of a bridge as a presence to draw together the two banks of a river much as a building will draw into different reference points of the landscape. In fact, it is the location of a building not it's points in space of a Cartesian grid that gives it place; the location and the
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This book is a amazing and is now my belief on how we should design the built environment.
it's a smooth reading enjoyed how it was detailing each city in different way made me go through google earth to feel it though ..
Norberg-Schulz has a poor interpretation of Heidegger, and never questions the methodological move he makes in transforming his reading of Heidegger into the phenomenology of architecture. The most glaring failures are his misreading of dwelling [Wohnen] as synonymous with "meaningful living" and his ignorance of Heidegger's critique of lived experience [Erlebnisse].
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