Affective Spaces by Federico De Matteis - 9780367541101

Taylor & Francis

Affective SpacesArchitecture and the Living Body\nAuthor(s): Federico De Matteis\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367541101, 978-0367541101\nSynopsis\nThis book explores the notion of affective space in relation to architecture. It helps to clarify the first-person, direct experience of the environment and how it impacts a persons emotional states, influencing their perception of the world around them.\n\nAffective space has become a central notion in several discussions across philosophy, geography, anthropology, architecture and so on. However, only a limited selection of its key features finds resonance in architectural and urban theory, especially the idea of atmospheres, through the work of German phenomenologist Gernot Bhme. This book brings to light a wider range of issues bound to lived corporeal experience. These further issues have only received minor attention in architecture, where the discourse on af.