The Poetics of Space
Encyclopedia
The Poetics of Space is a book by Gaston Bachelard
published in 1958. Bachelard applies the method of phenomenology
to architecture
basing his analysis not on purported origins (as was the trend in enlightenment
thinking about architecture) but on lived experience of architecture. He is thus led to consider spatial types such as the attic, the cellar, drawers and the like. This book implicitly urges architects to base their work on the experiences it will engender rather than on abstract rationales that may or may not affect viewers and users of architecture. It is about the architecture of the imagination.
Chapter 2: House and Universe: section VIII
Gaston Bachelard
Gaston Bachelard was a French philosopher. He made contributions in the fields of poetics and the philosophy of science. To the latter he introduced the concepts of epistemological obstacle and epistemological break...
published in 1958. Bachelard applies the method of phenomenology
Phenomenology (architecture)
Phenomenology is both a philosophical design current in contemporary architecture and a specific field of academic research, based on the experience of building materials and their sensory properties....
to architecture
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
basing his analysis not on purported origins (as was the trend in enlightenment
Age of Enlightenment
The Age of Enlightenment was an elite cultural movement of intellectuals in 18th century Europe that sought to mobilize the power of reason in order to reform society and advance knowledge. It promoted intellectual interchange and opposed intolerance and abuses in church and state...
thinking about architecture) but on lived experience of architecture. He is thus led to consider spatial types such as the attic, the cellar, drawers and the like. This book implicitly urges architects to base their work on the experiences it will engender rather than on abstract rationales that may or may not affect viewers and users of architecture. It is about the architecture of the imagination.
Chapter 2: House and Universe: section VIII
Review
- Joan Ockman. Harvard Design Magazine Representations/Misrepresentations Number 6. Fall 1998.http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/research/publications/hdm/back/6books_ockman.html