No matter : theories and practices of the ephemeral in architecture / Anastasia Karandinou.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Karandinou, Anastasia, author.

Series:

Ashgate Studies in Architecture

Ashgate studies in architecture series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Space (Architecture).

Architecture--Human factors.

Architecture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How do digital media (mobile phones, GPS, iPods, portable computers, internet, virtual realities, etc.) affect the way we perceive, inhabit and design space? Why do architects traditionally design, draw and map the visual, as opposed to other types of sensations of space (the sound, the smell, the texture, etc.)? Architecture is not only about the solid, material elements of space; it is also about the invisible, immaterial, intangible elements of space. This book examines the design, representation and reception of the ephemeral in architecture. It discusses how architects map and examine the

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; About the Author; Notes by the Author; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Vaporizing Architecture; 2 Beyond the Visual versus the Non-Visual: The Sonic and Other Senses; 3 Beyond the Formal versus the Material: The Performative; 4 Beyond the Physical versus the Digital: The Hybrid; 5 Further Questions; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

First published 2013 by Ashgate Pub.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-317-08715-1

1-317-08716-X

1-315-59839-6

1-4094-6629-9

9781315598390

OCLC:

858762832