Thin Place Design : Architecture of the Numinous by Phillip James Tabb (2023, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherRoutledge
ISBN-101032408286
ISBN-139781032408286
eBay Product ID (ePID)8060892416
Product Key Features
Number of Pages212 Pages
Publication NameThin Place Design : Architecture of the Numinous
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2023
SubjectLandscape, General, Criticism, History / General
TypeTextbook
AuthorPhillip James Tabb
Subject AreaArchitecture
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Length10 in
Item Width7 in
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Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2023-003893
Reviews"So much of what we build is bland and soulless. We need spaces that can move us out of the mundane. How do we describe the boundary between the common place and the magical, the secular and the sacred? In Dr. Phillip Tabb's Thin Place Design , we see that there are portals that can set the stage for the meditative and to the experience of profound awe. Sometimes these are natural settings, but they can also be deliberately designed. In this book we get an understanding of what makes these special places work, how to analyze their effectiveness, and how to go about creating them. We see examples in Thin Place Design that are both grand and intimate, and a pathway to creating more fulling places." William Browning , Managing Partner, Terrapin Bright Green "In the midst of an immanence dominant cultural landscape, architect Phillip Tabb invites us to be enticed by thin places . Experiences that startle us from the prevalence of the repetition into Otto's numinous sense of the wholly other . An awe-fullness filled with the terror of an unconditional embrace of the sound of silence. Revelatory or charged experiences capable of challenging our quotidian numbness with the Heideggerian question of being . Drawing upon social science disciplines that seek to define the character of the numinous, he finds a common denominator in purposeful integrity and alluring gracefulness. Thin Places invites us to be open to a sense of the numinous not only in dwellings of place-making enchantment, but in enchanted dwelling places where ontic meets ontology." Richard Nourse , D. Min. "Dr. Phil Tabb has such a beautiful way of inviting us into the mysterious and the sublime. He allows the readers to get lost in the places and spaces that not only touch our senses but tug at our hearts. Often, I have wondered why I am so drawn to certain locations I have traveled to in my lifetime. Was it the sheer beauty of the space or was there something deeper that my body was tuning into? Dr. Tabb shares the history of Thin Places and why we feel connections to them. He invites us to slow down and to recognize the feeling we receive from spaces we find ourselves in. We all have an inner knowing and Dr. Tabb shares so many powerful examples from around the world of how and why they are considered spaces of reverence. Through Dr. Tabb's work, we learn if when we look hard at something and treat it with gravity and respect, we see beauty and find ways to be kinder to ourselves and our surroundings." Jennifer Walsh , Founder and Creative Director, AIKR Lab & Institute
IllustratedYes
Table Of Content1. Thin Places 2. Numinous Experiences 3. Place Theory, Principles, Patterns and Analyses 4. Architecture and Urban Settings 5. Everyday Thin Place Experiences 6. Conclusion
Synopsis--this work aims to expand the discussion about thin places, how they work and why they are important. It explores the origins and characteristics of a thin places, and their applications at architectural and urban scales. --focus on awe experiences particularly to architecture and other design professionals. --showing how certain buildings help facilitate the connection between the secular or profane and sacred or numinous space, and to special urban design settings, such as Siena Campo, Taos Square, and European villages. --a detailed explanation and illustration of place characteristics and defining patterns that contribute to a charged awe experience. It also focuses twenty specific ectypal patterns that contribute to such experiences., This book explores thin places, such as wonderful landscapes, inspiring works of architecture and urban design, and the numinous experiences that accompany them. In these spaces, there is a quality of experience that is often seen as an aesthetic purpose intended to inspire, ennoble, ensoul, and spiritually renew., What makes the places we inhabit extraordinary? Why are some urban spaces more vital and restorative? Wonderful landscapes, inspiring works of architecture and urban design, and the numinous experiences that accompany them have been an integral dimension of our culture. Up-lifting spaces, dramatic use of natural light, harmonic proportional geometry, magical landscapes, historic sites and vital city centers create special, even sacred moments in architecture and planning,. This quality of experience is often seen as an aesthetic purpose intended to inspire, ennoble, ensoul and spiritually renew. Architecture and urban spaces, functioning in this way, are considered to be thin places.
LC Classification NumberNA2540.T33 2024
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