Imaginative Reasoning in the Shaping of Buildings

ISBN-13: 9781138899841 / Angielski / Miękka / 2026

Sonit Bafna

Spis treści

1. The Paradoxical Character of Architecture  2. The Case for a Functional Theory: Explaining Typological Form through Generic Social Function  3: The Limits of Social Function: Problems in the Explanation of Intentional Form Making  4. The Structure of Viewer’s Attention: The Role of Anticipated Attentionality in Shaping Design  5. Imagination as a Generic Cognitive Function  6. The Consequences of the Generic Imaginative Function: The Emergence of Inferable Intentional Structure in Design  7. Broader Implications of the Idea of Imaginative Function: Addressing Long-Standing Issues in Reflective Practice, and Identifying a Program for Research in Architecture.  Annotated Bibliography.  Image Credits.  Index