1st Edition
Museum Configurations An Inquiry Into The Design Of Spatial Syntaxes
1. Museums as spatial configurations
John Peponis
2. The dialectic of the enlightenment museum: Edifice, edification, and dissolution
Wilfried Wang
3. Movement, visibility, and the states of museum experience
Kali Tzortzi
4. Intelligibility and the structures of freedom
Sean Hanna
5. A stimulating museum space: ‘Glancing away’ and engaging working memory in-between exhibits
Jakub Krukar
6. Narrative, dramaturgy and spatial choreography: movement and subjectivity in museum configurations
Daniel Koch
7. Spacing collections. Space syntax and a museum yet to come
Yves Abrioux
8. Navigating museum space: Mapping, syntax, and metaphor
Kenneth J. Knoespel
9. Designing the syntax of museum space in the studio
John Peponis
10. Postscript: What more can museum architecture do?
Barbara Maria Stafford
Index
Biography
John Peponis is Professor of Architecture at the Georgia Institute of Technology, USA.
"Museum Configurations compiles a wealth of knowledge that was previously scattered across research outputs, including events such as the International Space Syntax Symposium, for example. This singular aspect represents a significant contribution to the fields of space syntax and museum studies. Peponis’ edited volume may disappoint those expecting to learn specific concepts, units of measurement, and analytical procedures relating to space syntax, but it is precisely this theoretical and empirical approach that allows both specialized audiences and broader publics to engage with the rich discussions... Furthermore, the book includes recent developments and unexplored ideas, making it thought-provoking. Despite its broad disciplinary scope, the book is fundamentally a resource for scholars operating within the fields of space syntax, network analysis, and social studies... The balance between synthesizing existing knowledge and analysing current museological trends positions Museum Configurations as one of the most comprehensive publications on the socio-spatial study of museums buildings so far."
~ Lívia Nóbrega, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Arquitetura e Urbanismo, Universidade Federal da Paraíba (PPGAU/UFPB); Departamento de Arquitetura e Urbanismo, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (DAU/UFPE), Brasil. Museum & Society, November 2024. 22(3) 263-5 © 2024, Lívia Nóbrega. ISSN 1479-8360.
