Architecture and Embodiment: The Implications of the New Sciences and Humanities for Design

by Harry Francis Mallgrave

In recent years we have seen a number of dramatic discoveries within the biological and related sciences. Traditional arguments such as "nature versus nurture" are rapidly disappearing because of the realization that just as we are affecting our environments, so too do these altered environments restructure our cognitive abilities and outlooks. If the biological and technological breakthroughs are promising benefits such as extended life expectancies,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415810205
• ISBN13: 9780415810203
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 2.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.4" x 9.6"