{"product_id":"the-architects-brain-9781405195850","title":"The Architects Brain","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Architect''s Brain: Neuroscience, Creativity, and Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores various moments of architectural thought over the last 500 years as a cognitive manifestation of philosophical, psychological, and physiological theory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLooks at architectural thought through the lens of the remarkable insights of contemporary neuroscience, particularly as they have advanced within the last decade\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates 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\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Hence these two books from the same publisher and by the same author, Harry Francis Mallgrave, sole writer of the former and co-author with David Goodman of the second book, make a valuable contribution to this growing field of knowledge.\" (Architectural Review, 1 July 2011)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\"Since I studied architecture ... I always heard the diatribe about if architecture is an art or a science, I personally believe is both. If you’re interested in both architecture and science be sure to grab a copy of this interesting book.\" (\u003ci\u003eEclectic Me Blog\u003c\/i\u003e, April 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction  \u003cp\u003ePart One: Historical Essays\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Humanist Brain \u003ci\u003e(Alberti, Vitruvius, and Leonardo).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Enlightened Brain \u003ci\u003e(Perrault, Laugier, and Le Roy).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Sensational Brain \u003ci\u003e(Burke, Price, and Knight).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Transcendental Brain \u003ci\u003e(Kant and Schopenhauer).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. The Animate Brain \u003ci\u003e(Schinkel, Bötticher, and Semper).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. The Empathetic Brain \u003ci\u003e(Vischer, Wölfflin, and Göller).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. The Gestalt Brain \u003ci\u003e(The Dynamics of the Sensory Field).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. The Neurological Brain \u003ci\u003e(Hayek, Hebb, and Neutra).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. The Phenomenal Brain \u003ci\u003e(Merleau-Ponty, Rasmussen, and Pallasmaa).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Two: Neuroscience and Architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Anatomy: \u003ci\u003eArchitecture of the Brain.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Ambiguity: \u003ci\u003eArchitecture of Vision.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Metaphor: \u003ci\u003eArchitecture of Embodiment.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Hapticity: \u003ci\u003eArchitecture of the Senses.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Epilogue: The Architect's Brain.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndnotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407929123159,"sku":"9781405195850","price":96.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405195850.jpg?v=1730500991","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-architects-brain-9781405195850","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}