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Book Synopsis
In order for a book to succeed in presenting a theory of architecture, it must address aspects of imagination and creativity as well as the channels one can use to achieve truly significant architectural design.

Table of Contents
INTANGIBLE CHANNELS TO ARCHITECTURAL CREATIVITY.

The Process of Creativity.

Metaphor.

Paradoxes and Metaphors: Channels to Creativity.

The Channel of Transformations.

The Obscure: Primordial and Untouched.

Poetry and Literature.

The Exotic and Multicultural.

TANGIBLE CHANNELS TO ARCHITECTURAL CREATIVITY.

History, Historicism, and the Study of Precedents.

Mimesis and Literal Interpretation.

Geometry and Creativity.

Focus on Materials.

The Role of Nature in Architectural Creativity.

Creativity through Association with Other Arts and Artists.

Architectural Biographies as a Means to All-Inclusive Creativity.

Epilogue.

Index.

Poetics of Architecture

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Published 1 August 1992
      ISBN-13 9780471285304
      978-0471285304
      ISBN-10 0471285307

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In order for a book to succeed in presenting a theory of architecture, it must address aspects of imagination and creativity as well as the channels one can use to achieve truly significant architectural design.

      Table of Contents
      INTANGIBLE CHANNELS TO ARCHITECTURAL CREATIVITY.

      The Process of Creativity.

      Metaphor.

      Paradoxes and Metaphors: Channels to Creativity.

      The Channel of Transformations.

      The Obscure: Primordial and Untouched.

      Poetry and Literature.

      The Exotic and Multicultural.

      TANGIBLE CHANNELS TO ARCHITECTURAL CREATIVITY.

      History, Historicism, and the Study of Precedents.

      Mimesis and Literal Interpretation.

      Geometry and Creativity.

      Focus on Materials.

      The Role of Nature in Architectural Creativity.

      Creativity through Association with Other Arts and Artists.

      Architectural Biographies as a Means to All-Inclusive Creativity.

      Epilogue.

      Index.

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