false 255602 2 The forced polarity between form and function in considerations of architecture--opposing art to social interests, ethics to poetic expression--obscures the deep connections between ethical and poetical values in architectural tradition. Architecture has been, and must continue to be, writes Alberto Pérez-Gómez, built upon love. Modernity has rightly rejected past architectural excesses, but, Pérez-Gómez argues, the materialistic and technological alternatives it proposes do not answer satisfactorily the complex desire that defines humanity. True architecture is concerned with far more than fashionable form, affordable homes, and sustainable development; it responds to a desire for an eloquent place to dwell--one that lovingly provides a sense of order resonant with our dreams. In <i>Built upon Love</i> Pérez-Gómez uncovers the relationship between love and architecture in order to find the points of contact between poetics and ethics--between the architect's wish to design a beautiful world and architecture's imperative to provide a better place for society. <br /> <br /> <i>Eros</i>, as first imagined by the early lyric poets of classical Greece, is the invisible force at the root of our capacity to create and comprehend the poetic image. Pérez-Gómez examines the nature of architectural form in the light of <i>eros</i>, seduction, and the tradition of the poetic image in Western architecture. He charts the ethical dimension of architecture, tracing the connections between <i>philia</i>--the love of friends that entails mutual responsibility among equals--and architectural program. He explores the position of architecture at the limits of language and discusses the analogical language of <i>philia</i> in modernist architectural theory. Finally, he uncovers connections between ethics and poetics, describing a contemporary practice of architecture under the sign of love, incorporating both <i>eros</i> and <i>philia</i>. 247722 14 4 2006 Built upon Love: Architectural Longing after Ethics and Aesthetics total:6|5:4|4:1|3:1| 6 27 20 1 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Mar 27 14:33:45 -0700 2007 Tue Mar 27 14:49:40 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Aug 25 15:17:56 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 15:17:56 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Aug 23 04:43:06 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 04:43:06 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jul 08 02:39:43 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 17:52:08 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jul 04 14:58:32 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 14:58:35 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Apr 04 22:09:55 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 22:09:55 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Mar 28 04:17:30 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 04:17:30 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Mar 04 21:47:47 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 21:47:47 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Feb 15 17:20:11 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 08:56:16 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 17:20:11 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Mar 30 12:34:45 -0700 2009 Sun Jan 18 22:15:10 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 30 12:34:45 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jan 02 08:13:10 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 08:13:10 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Nov 19 12:40:45 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 19 12:40:45 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Thu Dec 11 07:41:12 -0800 2008 Thu Oct 09 17:14:17 -0700 2008 Thu Dec 11 07:41:12 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue Jul 15 08:34:23 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 08:34:26 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Jun 13 19:52:51 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 13 19:52:51 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed May 21 08:06:53 -0700 2008 Wed May 21 08:06:57 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu Apr 03 21:03:28 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 03 21:03:30 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Jan 15 16:42:04 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 15 16:42:04 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sat Oct 27 19:00:39 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 27 19:00:53 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Fri Sep 21 00:48:31 -0700 2007 Sun Apr 12 11:47:03 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=255602