![]() ![]() You must be aware of the textural effects, discover why just those colours were used, how the choice depended on the orientation of rooms in relation to windows and sun. You must dwell in the rooms, feel how they close about you, observe how you are naturally led from one to the other. You must observe how it was designed for a special purpose and how it was attuned to the entire concept and rhythm of a specific era. ![]() It is not enough to see architecture you must experience it. “Understanding architecture, therefore, is not the same as being able to determine the style of a building by certain external features. The answer can be found in a fragment of the writing. Why choose experiencing architecture? Why not analysing, observing or living? These other verbs might have been used much more often when speaking about architecture. Experiencing Architecture is an interesting title for a small and, seemingly simple book. It is said we shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but we all end up doing it and, by its cover, I also mean the title, of course. This first point might seem an obvious one. Pietro da Cortona, Sante Maria della Pace, Rome. ![]()
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