Encounters 1. Architectural Essays

The essays included in Encounters 1 range from considerations of identity and intention to technology and nature, from standardized systems of construction to phenomenological approaches to architecture. With references to anthropology, psychology, sociology and philosophy alongside examples drawn from literature, theater, music and the visual arts, Pallasmaa delineates an architectural landscape of active, deep, humanistic cultural engagement. Encounters 1 binds together a highly selective collection of essays, lectures, and articles in an edited, thematically comprehensive format. An equally careful selection of images accompanies the essays