The emergence of architectural space : August Schmarsow's theory of Raumgestaltung

Author

Schwarzer, Mitchell W.

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Assemblage. 1991, Num. 15, p. 48-61, 2 ill.

ISSN

0889-3012

Abstract (en)

Notes that the application of perceptual empiricism to architecture in late 19th c. German thought gave rise to a new concept of space based on perceptual dynamics. Investigates the writings of August Schmarsow on space and architecture, traces the intellectual background of his ideas, describes the salient features of his theory of the formation of space, and evaluates its influence.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- Architecture -- Germany
• Architectural theory
• Perception
• Germany
• 1800-1900
• Space
• Schmarsow, August, 1853-1936
• Art historians
• Architecture
• Writings

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- Architecture -- Allemagne
• Théorie de l'architecture
• Perception
• Allemagne
• 1800-1900
• Espace
• Schmarsow, August, 1853-1936
• Historiens de l'art
• Architecture
• Ecrits

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19920701-00428853

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