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The Architect´s Brain: Neuroscience, Creativity, and Architecture
Harry Francis Mallgrave
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Description for The Architect´s Brain: Neuroscience, Creativity, and Architecture
Hardback. This richly detailed study explores the issue of how architects view the phenomenal world. Mallgrave sketches various moments of architectural thought as a cognitive manifestation of philosophical, psychological, and physiological theory. He later repositions this question from the perspective of contemporary neuroscience. Num Pages: 290 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 582.
The Architect's Brain: Neuroscience, Creativity, and Architecture is the first book to consider the relationship between the neurosciences and architecture, offering a compelling and provocative study in the field of architectural theory.
- Explores various moments of architectural thought over the last 500 years as a cognitive manifestation of philosophical, psychological, and physiological theory
- Looks at architectural thought through the lens of the remarkable insights of contemporary neuroscience, particularly as they have advanced within the last decade
- Demonstrates the neurological justification for some very timeless architectural ideas, from the multisensory nature of the architectural experience to the essential relationship of ambiguity and metaphor ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405195850
SKU
V9781405195850
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Ref
99-50
About Harry Francis Mallgrave
Harry Francis Mallgrave is a professor of architecture at Illinois Institute of Technology and has enjoyed a distinguished career as an award-winning scholar, translator, and architect. His most recent publications include Modern Architectural Theory: A Historical Survey, 1673–1968, and the two-volume Architectural Theory: An Anthology from Vitruvius to 2005 (Wiley-Blackwell 2008). His forthcoming Introduction to Architectural Theory: 1968 to the Present. A ... Read more
Reviews for The Architect´s Brain: Neuroscience, Creativity, and Architecture
"Hence these two books from the same publisher and by the same author, Harry Francis Mallgrave, sole writer of the former and co-author with David Goodman of the second book, make a valuable contribution to this growing field of knowledge." (Architectural Review, 1 July 2011) "Since I studied architecture ... I always heard the diatribe ... Read more