Metaphors in Architecture and Urbanism: An Introduction Gerber Andri
Metaphors in Architecture and Urbanism: An Introduction Gerber Andri Architecture and urbanism seem to be weak disciplines, constantly struggling for a better understanding of their nature and…
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Metaphors in Architecture and Urbanism: An Introduction Gerber Andri
Architecture and urbanism seem to be weak disciplines, constantly struggling for a better understanding of their nature and disciplinary borders. But using metaphors in this field implies a problem - though metaphors achieve to bring opposites together, there remains the question how literal they can actually become in order to relate to these subjects properly. The huge amount of metaphors appearing in the discourse of both not only reference to their creative nature but also indicate their weakness and the missing piece strengthening their own understanding: a definition of space for architecture and of city for urbanism.
In this volume, several authors from various fields using different approaches discuss this