Dynamics of Delight Architecture and Aesthetics 1st Edition by Peter Smith ISBN 978-0415300094 0415300096

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ISBN 10:  0415300096

ISBN 13: 978-0415300094

Author: Peter F. Smith

Rounding off decades of exploration into the various ways in which buildings and urban sequences make an impact on the mind, The Dynamics of Delight emphasizes the qualitative aspects of form and space, providing designers with an analytical framework in which to evaluate projects on an aesthetic level. In laying the foundations for an appreciation of the aesthetic component in architecture, Smith considers the mechanisms which are involved in the aesthetic response and goes on to consider how human perception may be influenced by natural phenomena and draws on chaos theory and biomathematics to illustrate this original argument.

 

Table of contents: 

Part 1 Amsterdam and the tiger

1 Laying the foundations

2 The roots of aesthetic perception

3 The protean factor

4 Exploring harmony

5 From harmony to chaos

6 From Nature to artefacts

7 Intelligent interventions

8 Unity versus diversity

Part 2 The Parthenon and the sunflower

9 The deep structure of proportion

10 The numerology of beauty

11 Developing the theme

12 Beyond the portico and dome

13 Contemporary variations

14 Architectural metaphor

15 Second-order proportion

16 The limbic domain

17 Bioclimatic opportunities

Part 3 The dynamics of the city

18 The city and dimensions of engagement

19 The rewards of chance

20 The street

21 The square

22 Encounters with old gods

23 The ethical dimension

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