The philosophy of Maurice Merleau-Ponty (1908–1961) has influenced the design work of architects as diverse as Steven Holl and Peter Zumthor; as well as informing renowned schools of architectural theory; notably those around Dalibor Vesely at Cambridge; Kenneth Frampton; David Leatherbarrow and Alberto Pérez-Gómez in North America and Juhani Pallasmaa in Finland. Merleau-Ponty suggested that the value of people’s experience of the world gained through their immediate bodily engagement with it remains greater than the value of understanding gleaned through abstract mathematical; scientific or technological systems. This book summarizes what Merleau-Ponty’s philosophy has to offer specifically for architects. It locates architectural thinking in the context of his work; placing it in relation to themes such as space; movement; materiality and creativity; introduces key texts; helps decode difficult terms and provides quick reference for further reading.
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