The architect as magician / Albert C. Smith and Kendra Schank Smith.

Main entry:

Smith, Albert C., author.

Title & Author:

The architect as magician / Albert C. Smith and Kendra Schank Smith.

Publication:

New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.
©2020

Description:

ix, 197 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Series:

Routledge research in architecture

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction -- 2.Origins -- 3.Foundations -- 4.Shift -- 5.Loss -- 6.Return -- 7.Conclusion.

Summary:

"The Architect as Magician explores the connection between magic and architecture. There is a belief that a greater understanding of the meaning of magic provides insights about architecture and architects' design process. Architects influence the effects of nature through the making of their buildings. In an analogous condition, magicians perform rituals in an attempt to influence the forces of nature. This book argues that architects could gain much by incorporating ideas from magic into their design process. The book demonstrates through historical and current examples the important influence magic has had on the practice of architecture. The authors explain how magic helps us to understand the way we infuse architecture with meaning and how magic affects and inspires architectural creation. Aimed at architects, students, scholars and researchers The Architect as Magician helps readers discover the ambiguous and spiritual elements in their design process"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9781138326712 hardcover
1138326712 hardcover
electronic book
9780429449697

Subject:

Architecture Methodology.
Architecture and magic.
Architecture Méthodologie.

Added entries:

Smith, Kendra Schank, author.
Routledge research in architecture.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 308360
Call No.: BIB 253771
Status: Available

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