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Thin Place Design: Architecture of the Numinous

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2023
ISBN
1032408286, 9781032408286
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
47 MB (49649797 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
212\239
Time added
2024-05-14 09:59:12

Description

What makes the places we inhabit extraordinary? Why are some urban spaces more vital and restorative? Wonderful landscapes, inspiring works of architecture and urban design, and the numinous experiences that accompany them have been an integral dimension of our culture. Up-lifting spaces, dramatic use of natural light, harmonic proportional geometry, magical landscapes, historic sites and vital city centers create special, even sacred moments in architecture and planning. This quality of experience is often seen as an aesthetic purpose intended to inspire, ennoble, ensoul and spiritually renew. Architecture and urban spaces, functioning in this way, are considered to be thin places.

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