ISBN: 9781943532834
Editorial: Oro Editions
Autor: Aruga, Rie
Año de edición: 2020
N° Paginas: 300
Tipo de pasta: Pasta blanda
Descripción: Draw In Order to See is the first book to survey the history of architectural design using the latest research in cognitive science and embodied cognition. Beginning with a primer on visual perception, cognitive science, design thinking, and modes of conception used by groups of architects in their practices, Mark Alan Hewitt surveys a 12,000-year period for specific information about the cognitive schemata used by Homo sapiens to make their buildings and habitats. The resulting history divides these modes of thinking into three large cognitive arcs: crafting, depicting, and assembling, within specific temporal frames. His analysis borrows from Merlin Donald's thesis about mimetic and symbolic cognition as critical to the emergence of the modern mind, and further employs theories of enactment and embodiment to clarify their relationship to architecture. Individual chapters treat the emergence of depiction during the Renaissance, the education of architects in the modern era, Baroque illusionism and scenography, the breakdown of artisanal literacy during the Enlightenment, and modern experiments with models, montage, and illusions of movement. The author concludes with a critique of contemporary design and education, and promotes design with embodiment as a tonic for a profession in crisis, facing the challenges of climate change, energy shortages, inequality, and housing a population of over seven billion in the coming decades. This groundbreaking and valuable study presents a clear view of current research in two related fields that have not heretofore been compared, and outlines a strategy for future research. An extensive bibliography offers readers an up-to-date reference to both the science and the architectural history behind the text. Críticas By the age of two, a toddler has started to recognize letters. Add six more months and the ability to match shapes will have developed. Having perfect 20/20 vision may be present, but it takes practice to learn the vital skills that will lead toward good reading and writing. That is where Arches To Zigzags comes in. It offers a unique exercise through architectural imagery for a preschooler to experience visual spatial relationships in the built environment. Through changes in figure ground, form, closure and novelty, an identification of colors, shapes and patterns is possible. As for the adult who purchases the book, it is a catalyst for easy storytelling. --Frederick Marks, AIA, President, Academy of Neuroscience for ArchitectureFilled with rich illustrations and imagery, Draw In Order to See: A Cognitive History of Architectural Design is a valuable addition to the (sadly limited) ground-breaking works of the recent past connecting the latest research on neuroscience, representation, and its historical impacts on architectural education, practice, and design. It forces a strong reconsideration of 'embodied' practices of the past often: practices often slandered by contemporary "high culture" theorists. It also clearly expresses the critical importance of understanding the cognitive impacts of different forms of representation. Too frequently, new design technologies and methods are fully embraced by schools and practitioners alike, without appreciating their broader impacts. Simple put, Draw In Order to See is a must-read for all architects and designers. One can only hope that his plea for more research into the subject does not fall on deaf ears, but instead inserts new life into a discipline whose many oversights are becoming ever more apparent. --Spacing Biografía del autor Mark Alan Hewitt, FAIA is an architect, historian, and preservationist working in the New York area. He taught architecture at Rice University, Columbia University, and the New Jersey Institute of Technology, before serving for eighteen years as an adjunct faculty member in the Art History Department at Rutgers University. He is the author of six books
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