1st Edition

Atmosphere in Urban Design A Workplace Ethnography of an Architecture Practice

By Anette Stenslund Copyright 2023
166 Pages 52 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

166 Pages 52 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

166 Pages 52 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

This book offers an ethnographic exploration of the role that atmosphere plays in work processes undertaken within an urban design studio. It provides understandings of how architectural practices are fuelled with atmosphere in various configurations throughout different design phases of selected projects for construction. From the outside architectural practices commonly appear well-ordered and... Read more

1. Introducing Atmospheres in Urban Design

2. Investigating Atmospheres: Methods and Methodology

3. Naturalising Atmospheres: The Nordic Wabi Sabi Way

4. Collaging Atmospheres: Epistemic Spatial Physiognomy

5. Rendering Atmospheres: Through Lighting Aesthetics

6. Scaling Atmospheres: Intuitive Digital Zooming in and out on Materiality

7. Astonishing Atmospheres: Mimetic Design

8. Drawing Atmospheres: Resonance in Digital Graphics

9. Conclusion

Biography

Anette Stenslund is an assistant professor at Southern University of Denmark. She was working as a post.doc. at Roskilde University, Denmark, while this book was written.