{"product_id":"the-architect-as-magician-albert-c-smith-9781138326712","title":"The Architect as Magician","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Architect as Magician\u003c\/em\u003e explores the connection between magic and architecture. There is a belief that a greater understanding of the meaning of magic provides insights about architecture and architects' design processes. Architects influence the effects of nature through the making of their buildings. In an analogous condition, magicians perform rituals in an attempt to influence the forces of nature. This book argues that architects could gain much by incorporating ideas from magic into their design process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book demonstrates through historical and current examples the important influence magic has had on the practice of architecture. The authors explain how magic helps us to understand the way we infuse architecture with meaning and how magic affects and inspires architectural creation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAimed at architects, students, scholars and researchers, \u003cem\u003eThe Architect as Magician\u003c\/em\u003e helps readers discover the ambiguous and spiritual elements in their design process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Albert C. Smith,Kendra Schank Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138326712\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138326712\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Albert C. Smith","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48087724851455,"sku":"9781138326712","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f42bceba-e50b-4cf2-ab16-83e24ebb7c30.jpg?v=1769101050","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-architect-as-magician-albert-c-smith-9781138326712","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}