Title & Author:

Intersections of space and ethos / edited by Kyriaki Tsoukala, Nikolaos-Ion Terzoglou and Charikleia Pantelidou.

Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2015.

Description:

xxii, 173 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Series:

Routledge research in architecture

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1 Creating architecture: between nature and culture 1 -- Introduction / Charikleia Pantelidou Pantelidou, Charikleia 3 -- 1 The space of weather / Jonathan Hill Hill, Jonathan 6 -- 2 In which way is 'ethos' revealed in space?"...ordine geometrico demonstrato" / Konstantinos Moraitis Moraitis, Konstantinos 18 -- 3 Heritage values as means and ends of place ethics / Vassilis Ganiatsas Ganiatsas, Vassilis 30 -- 4 Ethic and ornament in the modern and contemporary age / Claudio D. Conenna Conenna, Claudio D., Kyriaki Tsoukala Tsoukala, Kyriaki 41 -- Part 2 Rethinking urban space: intentions and critique 57 -- Introduction / Kyriaki Tsoukala Tsoukala, Kyriaki 59 -- 5 The many-chimneyed distances: ethical prospects of urban space / Ancelikl Sioli Sioli, Ancelikl, Alberto Pérez-Gómez Pérez-Gómez, Alberto 62 -- 6 Access and the ethos of space / Charikleia Pantelidou Pantelidou, Charikleia 72 -- 7 The Singapore Flyer: view, movement, time and modernity / Iain Borden Borden, Iain 82 -- 8 Ethic and space in contemporary Western societies / Kyriaki Tsoukala Tsoukala, Kyriaki 92 -- Part 3 Human condition and space: philosophical orientations and conceptual transpositions 103 -- Introduction / Nikolaos-Ion Terzoglou Terzoglou, Nikolaos-Ion 105 -- 9 Architecture and intellectual development / John Shannon Hendrix Hendrix, John Shannon 108 -- 10 On the ethical significance of space and shaping space / Karsten Harries Harries, Karsten 123 -- 11 Architecture as the receptacle of Mitsein / Nicholas Temple Temple, Nicholas 138 -- 12 Towards a new ethical 'paradigm' in the creation of spaces / Nikolaos-Ion Terzoglou Terzoglou, Nikolaos-Ion 150.

Summary:

Pressing economic, environmental and social crises underline the need for a redefinition of the dominant views, perspectives and values in the field of architecture. The intellectual production of the last two decades has witnessed an impressive number of new design techniques and conceptual displacements reflecting the dynamic and fluid relation between man and his dwelling space. However, contemporary market forces are favouring the growth of a star system in architectural production based on technological innovation, spectacular imagery and formal acrobatics, and are neglecting the social, environmental and moral implications of spatial design. Perhaps the time has come to think anew about the possible critical intersections between space and ethos, not only as an answer to the negative consequences of modernity, but also as a remedy to the negative aspects of globalisation. The aim of the present collective volume is to enliven the ethical dimensions and dilemmas of architecture as they are shaped within the complexity of our times on two levels: the level of critical and reflective discourse and the level of social and cultural reality occasioned by post-industrial modes of production and new technologies. Thirteen distinguished academics and researchers investigate the complex relations between architecture, space and ethics from divergent and interdisciplinary perspectives: philosophy, sociology, the humanities, the arts, landscape design, environmental design, urban design and architectural history and theory. Book jacket.

ISBN:

9781138783249 (hardback)
1138783242 (hardback)
(ebook)
9781315768779
9781138567368
1138567361

Subject:

Space (Architecture) History 20th century.
Space (Architecture) History 21st century.
Architecture Moral and ethical aspects.
Espace (Architecture) Histoire 20e siècle.
Espace (Architecture) Histoire 21e siècle.
ARCHITECTURE Criticism.
ARCHITECTURE General.
ARCHITECTURE Study & Teaching.
Space (Architecture)

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Tsoukala, Kyriaki, editor.
Terzoglou, Nikolaos-Ion, editor.
Pantelidou, Charikleia, editor.
Routledge research in architecture.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 289648
Call No.: BIB 232229
Status: Available