{"product_id":"108211","title":"Aesthetics through architecture ","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/tmgdisk01.cafe24.com\/images\/vs\/4172\/sv\/3jX2trg1MCTnm4ioPK2KXqQWzQghxP.png?v=1765107243\" style=\"max-width:100%;max-height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center;font-size:30px;font-weight:bolder;line-height:1.6em\"\u003e Aesthetics through architecture \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd 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style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6em;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eBook Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe moment architecture becomes philosophy,\u003cbr\u003e Your spatial perception changes!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In line with the historical and philosophical choices of the times\u003cbr\u003e Between Plato and Aristotle\u003cbr\u003e The standard of 'beauty' that goes back and forth\u003cbr\u003e Where is contemporary beauty headed?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Architecture is the face of the times, and philosophy is the thoughts that embody that face.\u003cbr\u003e \"Aesthetics through Architecture\" explores the philosophies and perceptions of the times that permeate architectural forms through ten buildings spanning ancient and modern times, from the Parthenon to the Seattle Library.\u003cbr\u003e We trace how aesthetic standards have changed over time, and read architectural history as a history of thought, beyond a simple record of decorative history.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIt is not only physical conditions such as climate, materials, and technology that determine architecture.\u003cbr\u003e At the same time, it is formed differently depending on how people perceive and evaluate the contemporary world.\u003cbr\u003e This book places precisely those cultural biases at the center of its analysis.\u003cbr\u003e From Plato's ideas, Aristotle's understanding of the real world, to Kant's pure reason, the philosophy of each era has left a deep mark on architectural forms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The book's highlight lies in its insightful exploration of how deterministic and indeterministic thinking, namely the aesthetic theories of Plato and Aristotle, are repeated and transformed in the flow of architectural style.\u003cbr\u003e The reason why the order of the Renaissance is replaced by the sensibility of the Baroque, and why the principles of Le Corbusier's modernism are replaced by Rem Koolhaas's deconstructionism, is not a mere fad.\u003cbr\u003e It is a shift in philosophical sensibility.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eToday, rather than asking, \"What is beautiful?\", we ask, \"Why was it considered beautiful?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Aesthetics through Architecture\" examines the thought structure behind architectural forms and offers readers a new perspective.\u003cbr\u003e It reminds us that the architecture we see is not simply a product of function or style, but rather the result of historical and philosophical choices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Aesthetics is not a way of appreciating, but a way of thinking.\u003cbr\u003e This book, which understands the times through architecture and reexamines form through philosophy, will provide profound insight to those who wish to change their perspective on art.\u003cbr\u003e Between aesthetic absolutism and relativism, where do we stand now? This question prompts us to reexamine the meaning of the architecture that surrounds us.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e You can preview some of the book's contents.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003ePreview\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eindex\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Prologue 6\u003cbr\u003e Entering 14\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1 Parthenon 22 \u003cbr\u003e2 Roman Pantheon 46\u003cbr\u003e 3. Monastery of St. Philibert 66\u003cbr\u003e 4 Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris 86\u003cbr\u003e 5 Pachi Chapel 108\u003cbr\u003e 6th Jesu Cathedral 128\u003cbr\u003e 7 The Paris Pantheon by Durand 154\u003cbr\u003e 8 Victoria and Albert Museum 180\u003cbr\u003e 9 Weissenhof Housing Complex 204\u003cbr\u003e 10 Seattle Library 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue 246\u003cbr\u003e Reference 254\u003cbr\u003e Photo copyright 263\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eDetailed image\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/image.yes24.com\/momo\/TopCate5351\/MidCate006\/535051036(1).jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Detailed Image 1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eInto the book\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e So why did the Athenians distort the rectangular solid? Consistently distorting it is much more difficult than creating a perfectly square rectangular solid.\u003cbr\u003e There is no reason to do something without a good reason. - Page 34 (Parthenon Temple) For the Romans of that time, it was important to perfectly express the sphere, the most ideal form.\u003cbr\u003e The circle of Castel Sant'Angelo would have been of a lesser form.\u003cbr\u003e The circle must be clearly recognizable both in plan and in cross section.\u003cbr\u003e ---From \"2 Roman Pantheon\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe feeling that wonder is divine value and that God protects humans is a sense of security.\u003cbr\u003e For the people of St. Philibert, wonder and a sense of security were of the utmost importance.\u003cbr\u003e Because they were wearing Platonic colored glasses provided by Plotinus.\u003cbr\u003e ---From \"The Monastery of St. Philibert\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Gothic cathedrals began to accommodate some of the human senses.\u003cbr\u003e It led to a sensual expression of the image.\u003cbr\u003e Light was needed for humans to perceive the representation of the saints, and this was achieved by hand.\u003cbr\u003e The ceiling of the cathedral, now illuminated by light, had to be raised a little higher.\u003cbr\u003e This is the moment when Aristotle's victory is confirmed.\u003cbr\u003e ---From \"4 Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Renaissance faded so quickly that it could almost be said to have \"suddenly faded.\"62 The fading of a dominant trend means that something else has emerged. \u003cbr\u003eIf we consider the use of simple, basic shapes and proportions as the characteristics of Renaissance architecture, can we not guess the characteristics of the architecture that followed?\u003cbr\u003e ---From \"5 Pachi Chapel\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Even though it is the same building, the number of things seen by contemporaries and modern people is different.\u003cbr\u003e The reason is simple.\u003cbr\u003e As I have explained many times, this is because we do not see with our eyes, but rather the result of our brain's interpretation.\u003cbr\u003e To say that contemporaries and modern people see things differently ultimately means that they interpret things differently.\u003cbr\u003e The brain observes something, that is, interprets it based on the knowledge and experience it has gained up to the point of seeing it.\u003cbr\u003e ---From \"6-Day Jesu Cathedral\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Architecture before Durand pursued ideal forms.\u003cbr\u003e However, in the era of Durang, ideal forms are not pursued.\u003cbr\u003e No, you can't do that.\u003cbr\u003e Why? Because we need to create a building with an unprecedented purpose. \u003cbr\u003eCan you imagine an ideal form that would fit a building with such unprecedented uses?\u003cbr\u003e ---From \"The Paris Pantheon of 7 Durands\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this context, we can find Aristotle's influence in the Victoria and Albert Museum.\u003cbr\u003e The further development of architecture again leaned towards Aristotle.\u003cbr\u003e The moment we lean towards the further Aristotle of architecture, we anticipate Plato again.\u003cbr\u003e ---From \"8 Victoria and Albert Museum\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In modernist architecture, function can take the place of idea because it is a principle that transcends time and space.\u003cbr\u003e The art of architecture reproduces function.\u003cbr\u003e And such efforts are naturally given the name functionalism.\u003cbr\u003e In this context, modernist architecture is once again the revival of Plato.\u003cbr\u003e ---From \"9 Weissenhof Housing Complex\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhat Koolhaas, who designed the Seattle Library, saw was the colored glasses of ‘deconstruction of deconstructionist philosophy.’\u003cbr\u003e What is important, and what will be reiterated at the end of every chapter throughout the book, is that attempts like Koolhaas's are tolerated or encouraged thanks to Aristotle's theory of art.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e ---From \"10 Seattle Libraries\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003ePublisher's Review\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eFrom determinism and indeterminism, absolutism and relativism, mathematical proportions and sensory combinations, read the moment when philosophy became the standard for architecture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Architecture is not simply a collection of techniques or styles, but a crystallization of philosophical thought.\u003cbr\u003e From the Parthenon to the Seattle Library, the ten buildings this book explores each embody a different era and philosophy. \u003cbr\u003eIt is not just a space made of stone and brick, but a living structure of perception that shows 'how people of that time understood the world.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The author says:\u003cbr\u003e The two philosophers, Plato and Aristotle, constantly intersect and appear in the time of architecture.\u003cbr\u003e According to him, the ideas of 2,500 years ago are still alive and well in the hands of modern architects.\u003cbr\u003e Determinism and indeterminism, absolutism and relativism, mathematical proportion and sensory combination—all these are realized not in philosophical texts but in architectural drawings and spaces.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e We often understand architecture as a ‘style’.\u003cbr\u003e But this book asks:\u003cbr\u003e Through whose eyes did they perceive the form? The Parthenon seen by modern people is different from the Parthenon seen by ancient Athenians.\u003cbr\u003e What makes the difference lies in experience, philosophy, and the culture of the times. \u003cbr\u003eThis book attempts to read architecture through the lens of its time.\u003cbr\u003e The attempt soon begins to affect our senses as well.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e After closing the book, the architecture we encounter in our daily lives is no longer just a 'background'.\u003cbr\u003e We come to realize that it contains questions of the times, conflicts arising in life, and various philosophical choices.\u003cbr\u003e The moment when the Renaissance transitioned to the Baroque, the turning point from Plato to Aristotle? All of this is completely absorbed into the space called architecture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Aesthetics through Architecture\" is open to anyone, even those who have not studied architecture, who wants to understand the aesthetics of thought, the many thoughts beyond form, and the value and philosophy that space holds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ultimately, isn't it a question of where what we call beauty comes from? \u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%;padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e GOODS SPECIFICS \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6em;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:1.6em;font-size:14px\"\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eDate of issue:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 10, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n \u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:1.6em;font-size:14px\"\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003ePage count, weight, size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264 pages | 328g | 142*195*18mm\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:1.6em;font-size:14px\"\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9788958722403\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:1.6em;font-size:14px\"\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8958722401 \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/center\u003e","brand":"LIBRAIRIE COREENNE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43894761193514,"sku":"108211","price":28.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0683\/2750\/5962\/files\/653806a938e83baa969f3b75dbfdde05.jpg?v=1765445128","url":"https:\/\/librairie.coreenne.fr\/en\/products\/108211","provider":"LIBRAIRIE COREENNE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}