The dynamics of delight : architecture and aesthetics / Peter F. Smith.

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Smith, Peter F. (Peter Frederick), 1930-

Title & Author:

The dynamics of delight : architecture and aesthetics / Peter F. Smith.

Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2003.

Description:

x, 229 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

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Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Amsterdam and the tiger -- The Parthenon and the sunflower -- The dynamics of the city.

Summary:

"It is only worth examining the experience of aesthetic pleasure if there are grounds for believing that there are objective truths underpinning the subjective experience of beauty. The Dynamics of Delight explores the roots of aesthetic perception within the framework of individual taste and collective fashion." "Its aim is to offer mental tools for the critical analysis of buildings and urban configurations with the purpose of enhancing appreciation of the built environment.
It is some of the recent branches of science and biomathematics which provide a platform for a theory of aesthetics which transcends the subjective without undermining subjectivity." "Beauty is not arbitrary; there is a logic which informs its infinite variety of manifestations. It is not enough just to know what we like; the experience of beauty is that much richer when we know why we like it."--Jacket.

Resources:
Publisher description
2003.

ISBN:

041530010X (pbk.)
9780415300100 (pbk.)
0415300096 (hbk)
9780415300094 (hbk)
9780203401897
0203401891
9781134421725 (e-book ; PDF)
1134421729
9781134421671 (e-book ; Mobi)
1134421672
9781134421718 (e-book ; ePub)
1134421710

Subject:

Architecture Aesthetics.
Architecture Psychological aspects.
Architecture Esthétique.
Architecture Aspect psychologique.
Ästhetik
Architektur

Holdings:

Location: Library main 228919
Call No.: NA2500 .S56 2003
Status: Available

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