1st Edition

Architecture and Silence

202 Pages

by Routledge

202 Pages 23 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

202 Pages 23 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

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Description

This book explores the role of silence in how we design, present and experi-ence architecture. Grounded in phenomenological theory, the book builds on historical, theoretical and practical approaches to examine silence as a methodological tool of architectural research and unravel the experiential qualities of the design process. Distinct from an entirely soundless experience, silence is... Read more

Part I Performativity

1. Hesychasm, Silence and the Stillness of Mount Athos

Interruption I: Scoring Silence-Scapes

2. Walking in Silence / Urban Encounters

co-authored with Stella Mygdali

3. Hot Air Balloon Movements to Stillness: Uplifting Atmospherics and the Architecture of Flight

4. Narrating the Spatiality of Silence: Drawing from the Silence of Samuel Beckett and Andrei Tarkovsky

5. Silence in Place: An Interview with Jeff Malpas

Part II Communication

6. Silence, Music and Architectural Design: Stillness and Transparency in the work of Arvo Pärt and John Cage

Interruption II: Silence, Liminality and Monastic Space

7. Silence in Architectural Education