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Towards an Articulated Phenomenological Interpretation of Architecture: Phenomenal Phenomenology (Routledge Research in Architecture)
Full title: | Towards an Articulated Phenomenological Interpretation of Architecture: Phenomenal Phenomenology (Routledge Research in Architecture) |
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ISBN: | 9781138229259 |
ISBN 10: | 1138229253 |
Authors: | Shirazi, M. Reza |
Publisher: | Routledge |
Edition: | 1 |
Num. pages: | 216 |
Binding: | Paperback |
Language: | en |
Published on: | 2016 |
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Synopsis
This book sheds light on the contemporary status of phenomenological discourse in architecture and investigates its current scholastic as well as practical position. Starting with a concise introduction to the philosophical grounds of phenomenology from the points of view of Husserl, Merleau-Ponty and Heidegger, it presents a critical reading of the works of some leading figures of architectural phenomenology in both theory and practice, such as Christian Norberg-Schultz, Kenneth Frampton, Juhani Pallasmaa, and Steven Holl. Highlighting the main challenges of the current phenomenological discourse in architecture, this book formulates a more articulated method of 'phenomenological interpretation' - dubbed 'phenomenal phenomenology' − as a new and innovative method of interpreting the built environment. Finally, using Tadao Ando's Langen Foundation Museum as a case study, it investigates the architect's contribution to phenomenological discourse, interprets and analyzes the Museum building using the new heuristic method, and thus provides a clear example of its applicability. By introducing a clear, articulated, and practical method of interpretation, this book is of interest to academics and students analyzing and studying architecture and the built environment at various scales.