false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175123651m/482510.jpg 482510 2 The power of the visual effects exerted by architecture, in our own time and in the past, has been largely neglected in recent discussion, with its focus on practical utility and other economic and social factors. Such an account of the human needs met by architecture remains sadly incomplete unless the expressive visual qualities of buildings are recognized as among their foremost effects.<br>A fresh approach is overdue--an attempt to analyze these psychological qualities with the principles of visual perception. Such an attempt is made in this new volume by Rudolf Arnheim, who has been known, since the publication of his <i>Art and Visual Perception,</i> as an authority on the psychological interpretation of the visual arts. As he now turns his experienced eye to the visual aspects of buildings, he amplifies his theories with new features specific to the medium of the architect. Arnheim explores the unexpected perceptual consequences of architecture with his customary clarity and precision. Of particular interest is his thorough analysis of order and disorder in design, the nature of visual symbolism, and the relations between practical function and perceptual expression.<br>Arheim's ability to deal with theoretical principles in a concrete and easily accessible way assures him the attention of the general reader whose concern with the arts leads to the aesthetic and psychological aspects of the broader environment. At the same time, Arnheim's strikingly original approach will stimulate professionals and students concerned with the theory and practice of modern and historical architecture. 470863 1977 The Dynamics of Architectural Form total:5|5:1|4:3|3:1| 5 20 10 1 482510 0520035518 9780520035515 5 1 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175123651m/482510.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/482510.The_Dynamics_of_Architectural_Form 4 0 false Tue Feb 26 05:17:15 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 26 05:18:04 -0800 2008 482510 0520035518 9780520035515 5 1 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175123651m/482510.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/482510.The_Dynamics_of_Architectural_Form 3 0 false Mon Sep 28 11:07:31 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 11:07:59 -0700 2009 482510 0520035518 9780520035515 5 1 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175123651m/482510.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/482510.The_Dynamics_of_Architectural_Form 4 0 false Wed Aug 26 05:55:29 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 05:55:29 -0700 2009 482510 0520035518 9780520035515 5 1 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175123651m/482510.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/482510.The_Dynamics_of_Architectural_Form 0 0 false Sun Jul 19 10:44:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 10:44:00 -0700 2009 482510 0520035518 9780520035515 5 1 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175123651m/482510.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/482510.The_Dynamics_of_Architectural_Form 0 0 false Tue Mar 17 14:18:31 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 14:18:31 -0700 2009 482510 0520035518 9780520035515 5 1 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175123651m/482510.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/482510.The_Dynamics_of_Architectural_Form 0 0 false Thu Jan 08 23:43:50 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 23:44:06 -0800 2009 482510 0520035518 9780520035515 5 1 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175123651m/482510.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/482510.The_Dynamics_of_Architectural_Form 0 0 false Sun May 04 13:24:06 -0700 2008 Sun May 04 13:24:14 -0700 2008 482510 0520035518 9780520035515 5 1 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175123651m/482510.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/482510.The_Dynamics_of_Architectural_Form 5 0 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Apr 15 19:38:20 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 15 19:38:41 -0700 2008 482510 0520035518 9780520035515 5 1 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175123651m/482510.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/482510.The_Dynamics_of_Architectural_Form 4 0 false Sun Mar 09 12:08:53 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 09 12:10:53 -0700 2008 482510 0520035518 9780520035515 5 1 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175123651m/482510.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/482510.The_Dynamics_of_Architectural_Form 0 0 false Mon Dec 17 15:08:20 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 17 15:08:20 -0800 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=482510