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The Poetics of Space
Beacon Press
by Gaston Bachelard
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ISBN/ASIN: 0807064734
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Sales Rank: 1895
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Media: Paperback
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Product Group: Book
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| Customer Reviews: Average Rating: 4.5/5 | | the poetics of space: Rating: 4/5 |
| a must read for any aspiring artist... you must be patient to read this, and you must find the "space" to absorb it. | | Student Recommendation: Rating: 5/5 |
| This book literally dragged me through my third year and I'm sure had I read it in year one my work would have had much more substance and depth. Many books recommended in the first few years of an architecture degree are split into practical tips on drawing, basic construction and work of other architects and they're treaties; hardly any works discuss conceptual meanings of space and how the subtleties of decisions one makes in a design or layout affect experience and character. A wonderfully written book (the only downside is its pretty intense), easy to have on you all the time, room in the margin for scribbles & like nothing you will have read before. This book opened my eyes to what architecture is, and should be. | | A wonderful book to capture your daydreams with: Rating: 5/5 |
| This book had totally captured my imagination and has become the inspiration for my artwork. How we look at the spaces of everyday items has evoked memories long hidden in the subconscious. It has opened my eyes to the simplest of spaces that I live, sleep and daydream in. I can't recommend this book highly enough to make you appreciate the things you may take for granted and enter homes and rooms with an awakened consciousness. | | Everything I hoped for from the title: Rating: 5/5 |
| The author has treated a very difficult subject with such sensitivity and clarity of thought, taking the reader through the various dimensions and aspects of intimate space. As a professional geographer, I would have called it intimate 'place' not 'space', but place has a particular meaning in the English language that is hard to translate into French (the same is true in reverse). I think this might have worked to the advantage of the author in that it forced him to be very clear about what he means. I'd recommend the book to anyone interested in the meaning of home. Super read deserving 6 stars | | A book to doze into: Rating: 5/5 |
| This book first came to my attention 25 years ago, I finally read it about 18 years ago, and still its allure enchants me. It is great to read when semi-concious, as its suggestions, hints and ravishments are more vivid and believeable. | |
