{"product_id":"architectural-colossi-and-the-human-charalampos-politakis-9781138201170","title":"Architectural Colossi and the Human Body: Buildings and Metaphors","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe human body has been used as both a model and metaphor in architecture since antiquity. This book explores how it has been an inspiration for the exterior form of architectural colossi through the years. It considers the body as a source of architectural and artistic representation and in doing so explores the results of such practices in colossal sculptures and architectural praxis within a philosophical discourse of space, time and media.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArchitectural Colossi and the Human Body discusses the role of Platonic and Cartesian philosophy and how philosophers such as Heidegger and Merleau-Ponty, and theoreticians such as Frascari and Pallasmaa, have seen, described and analysed the human body and the role of architecture and perception. Drawing upon three key case studies and by employing theoretical ideas of Venturi and others, this book will provide an understanding of the role of anthromorphism and the relation and use of the human body with reference to selected architects and artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charalampos Politakis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138201170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138201170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/16\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.20w x 0.60d","brand":"Charalampos Politakis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48087709483263,"sku":"9781138201170","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d50f9326-13a5-43e9-b133-0f394ec807da.jpg?v=1769100963","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/architectural-colossi-and-the-human-charalampos-politakis-9781138201170","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}