Architecture and the Mimetic Self - A Psychoanalytic Study of How Buildings Make and Break Our LivesPaperback
Architecture and the Mimetic Self - A Psychoanalytic Study of How Buildings Make and Break Our LivesPaperback Buildings shape our identity and sense of self in profound ways that are not always…
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Architecture and the Mimetic Self - A Psychoanalytic Study of How Buildings Make and Break Our LivesPaperback
Buildings shape our identity and sense of self in profound ways that are not always evident to architects and town planners, or even to those who think they are intimately familiar with the buildings they inhabit. It reveals how even the most uninspiring of buildings can be modified to meet our unconscious expectations and requirements of them-and, by the same token, it explores the repercussions for our wellbeing when buildings fail to do so.Criteria for effective architectural design have for a long time been grounded in utilitarian and aesthetic principles of function, efficiency, cost, and visual impact. Architecture and the Mimetic Self provides a useful theoretical guide to our unconscious behaviour in relation to buildings, and explains both how and why we are drawn to specific elements and features of architectural design.
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