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Discover the groundbreaking insights of 'The Architect's Brain: Neuroscience, Creativity, and Architecture'. This essential book delves into the innovative relationship between neuroscience and architecture, providing fresh perspectives on how our brain engages with architectural spaces. Perfect for architecture students, professionals, and enthusiasts alike, this book explores 500 years of architectural thought through cognitive, philosophical, psychological, and physiological lenses. Enlightening and provocative, it addresses compelling neurological justifications for timeless architectural concepts, emphasizing how multisensory experience shapes our perception of built environments. Additionally, it reveals how ambiguity and metaphor are crucial to inspiring creativity in architecture. With 292 enlightening pages published by John Wiley & Sons in 2011, this brand new book is a must-have for anyone interested in the intersection of mind and space. Shipping is free on this item, but please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780470658253
Year: 2011
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 292
Description:
The Architect's Brain: Neuroscience, Creativity, and
Architecture is the first book to consider the
relationship between the neurosciences and architecture, offering a
compelling and provocative study in the field of architectural
theory.
Explores various moments of architectural thought over the
last 500 years as a cognitive manifestation of philosophical,
psychological, and physiological theory
Looks at architectural thought through the lens of the
remarkable insights of contemporary neuroscience, particularly as
they have advanced within the last decade
Demonstrates the neurological justification for some very
timeless architectural ideas, from the multisensory
nature of the architectural experience to the essential
relationship of ambiguity and metaphor to creative thinking
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780470658253
Year: 2011
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 292
Description:
The Architect's Brain: Neuroscience, Creativity, and
Architecture is the first book to consider the
relationship between the neurosciences and architecture, offering a
compelling and provocative study in the field of architectural
theory.
Explores various moments of architectural thought over the
last 500 years as a cognitive manifestation of philosophical,
psychological, and physiological theory
Looks at architectural thought through the lens of the
remarkable insights of contemporary neuroscience, particularly as
they have advanced within the last decade
Demonstrates the neurological justification for some very
timeless architectural ideas, from the multisensory
nature of the architectural experience to the essential
relationship of ambiguity and metaphor to creative thinking