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| Author(s): | P. Smith |
| Publisher: | Routledge |
| ISBN: | 041530010X |
| Format: | softback |
| 229pp | |
| Price: | £25.00 |
| Review Date: | 11 July 2003 |
| Review: | Peter Smith, until recently Vice-President of the Royal Institute of British Architects with special responsibility for sustainable development, argues the case for a rationale for aesthetic perception that draws on evidence from psychobiology and certain constraints that underpin Nature, seeking certain connections that underpin the rules of nature and the phenomenon of aesthetic perception. The author argues that beauty is not arbitrary; there is a logic that informs its infinite variety of manifestations. The book’s aim is to provide mental tools for use in the critical analysis of buildings and urban configurations, to enhance appreciation of the built environment. The book has three parts: Amsterdam and the tiger; The Parthenon and the sunflower; and The dynamics of the city. |