Description
Imaginative Reasoning in the Shaping of Buildings
Author: Bafna Sonit
Language: EnglishSubject for Imaginative Reasoning in the Shaping of Buildings:
Keywords
Functional Theory; Typological Form; Social Function; Form Making; Anticipated Attentionality; Imaginative Function; Reflective Practice; recreative imagination; human cognition; studies of vision; aesthetics; philosophy of mind; philosophy of science; German houses; English houses; Mies Van Der Rohe; Louis Kahn; Fatehpur Sikri
· 15.6x23.4 cm · Paperback
· 15.6x23.4 cm · Hardback
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1. The Paradoxical Character of Architecture 2. The Case for a Functional Theory: Explaining Typological Form through Generic Social Function 3: The Limits of Social Function: Problems in the Explanation of Intentional Form Making 4. The Structure of Viewer’s Attention: The Role of Anticipated Attentionality in Shaping Design 5. Imagination as a Generic Cognitive Function 6. The Consequences of the Generic Imaginative Function: The Emergence of Inferable Intentional Structure in Design 7. Broader Implications of the Idea of Imaginative Function: Addressing Long-Standing Issues in Reflective Practice, and Identifying a Program for Research in Architecture. Annotated Bibliography. Image Credits. Index