Beyond buildings : designed spaces as visual persuasion. / J. Donald Ragsdale.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ragsdale, J. Donald, author.

Brandau-Brown, Frances E., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Space frame structures.

Space (Architecture).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (214 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, [United Kingdom] : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Beyond Buildings: Designed Spaces as Visual Persuasion is an assessment of the visual persuasiveness of designed spaces. It demonstrates that these spaces are as socially influential as speeches or advertisements are, and that an awareness of this influence provides an insight into the cultural roles of designed spaces. The book considers a diverse array of spaces ranging from pleasure gardens and parks to city parks and cities themselves, and includes assessments of the visual impact of nati...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PREFACE; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; REFERENCES; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 17, 2014).

ISBN:

1-4438-5838-2

OCLC:

875637600