Harmony
The concept of harmony is found in most areas of the humanities and natural sciences. In the field of aesthetics, harmony denotes order and accordance between all elements of a phenomenon. In ancient Greek mythology, Harmonia was the daughter of Ares, the
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Basics of Perception in Architecture
Basics of Perception in Architecture
Jörg Kurt Grütter
Basics of Perception in Architecture
Jörg Kurt Grütter Bern, Switzerland
ISBN 978-3-658-31155-1 ISBN 978-3-658-31156-8 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-31156-8 Based on the German version of the book “Grundlagen der Architektur-Wahrnehmung”, Jörg Kurt Grütter, 1st edition 2015, Springer Vieweg. © Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Publishing Editor: Dipl.-Ing. Ralf Harms This Springer Vieweg imprint is published by the registered company Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH part of Springer Nature. The registered company address is: Abraham-Lincoln-Str. 46, 65189 Wiesbaden, Germany
Foreword
Architecture, the art of building, has both scientific and artistic facets. Its more rational aspects, such as economics, structural analysis and building physics, are today precisely definable and quantifiable. Their concerns are for the most part logical and can be dealt with using scientific methods. The more irrational, emotional aspects of building, which concern the realm of aesthetics, are neither precisely definable nor measurable. This may be one reason why today there is so much uncertainty associated with the aesthetic aspects of building. The experience of architecture, the perception of it, is quantifiable only to a very limited extent, since its subjective component is always greater than its objectively measurable aspects. Architecture as an object is measurable and determinable; it can be expressed in numerals. By contrast, the observer, the human being as subject, cannot be generalized as a type. The process of perception, the experience of our environment takes place via our sensory organs. Many of the factors making up this process are explainable; many of the physical,
