Public and private spaces of the city / Ali Madanipour.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Madanipour, Ali.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Space (Architecture)--Psychological aspects.

Space (Architecture).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 264 p.) : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2003.

Summary:

The relationship between public and private spheres is one of the key concerns of the modern society. This book investigates this relationship, especially as manifested in the urban space with its social and psychological significance. Through theoretical and historical examination, it explores how and why the space of human socities is subdivided into public and private sections. It starts with the private, interior space of the mind and moves step by step, through the body, home, neighborhood and the city, outwards to the most public, impersonal spaces, exploring the nature of each realm and their complex, interdependent realtionships. A stimulating and thought provoking book for any architect, architectural historian, urban planner or designer.

Contents:

Personal space of the body

Exclusive space of the property

Intimate space of the home

Interpersonal space of sociability

Communal space of the neighbourhood

Material and institutional spaces of the common world

Impersonal space of the city

Public and private spaces of the city.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [242]-256) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-51985-0

0-203-41151-X

1-134-51986-9

1-280-07498-1

0-203-40285-5

9780203402856

OCLC:

123915063