Theatres of architectural imagination
"Theatres of Architectural Imagination" explores connections between architecture and theatre, encouraging many varieties of imagination (including ethical, narrative, social, historical, poetic and creative imagination) in the design, interpretation and teaching of architecture, cities, l...
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London ; New York
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
2023
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | "Theatres of Architectural Imagination" explores connections between architecture and theatre, encouraging many varieties of imagination (including ethical, narrative, social, historical, poetic and creative imagination) in the design, interpretation and teaching of architecture, cities, landscapes and public places, and in the role of theatre, performing arts, and civic festivals and engagement, in shaping the architecture and meaning of the world. In its breadth of scope and detailed depth of inspiring examples, it will delight and provoke thinkers, makers, doers and teachers in theatrical and performing arts, as well as in many interrelated environmental disciplines, including architecture, landscape architecture, and urban design. As such, it aspires to expand the already wide open field of architectural agency, while also attempting to ground that field in ethical and dramatic modes of action and interpretation. Imagination is arguably the architect’s most crucial capacity, underpinning memory, invention, and compassion. No simple power of the mind, architectural imagination is deeply embodied, social, and situational. Its performative potential and holistic scope may be best understood through the model of theatre. Theatres of Architectural Imagination examines the fertile relationship between theatre and architecture with essays, interviews, and entr’actes arranged in three sections: Bodies, Settings, and (Inter)Actions. Contributions explore a global spectrum of examples and contexts, from ancient Rome and Renaissance Italy to modern Europe, North America, India, Iran, and Japan. Topics include the central role of the human body in design; the city as a place of political drama, protest, and phenomenal play; and world- making through language, gesture, and myth. Chapters also consider sacred and magical functions of theatre in Balinese and Persian settings... |
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| Beschreibung: | xxxii, 296 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten, Pläne |
| ISBN: | 9781032286112 978-1-032-28611-2 9781032286136 978-1-032-28613-6 |