In Between: Architectural Drawing and Imaginative Knowledge in - Islamic and Western Tradition

Zusatztext 'Enquiring into the nature of the creative imagination! this book provides a clear alternative to the well-worn dualistic struggle between rationality and subjective aesthetics. Koliji makes a valuable contribution to the historical study of Islamic architecture! and further reveals an innovative way of approaching artworks through the viewpoint of the designer's imagination that has broad relevance to anyone interested in understanding the process of invention.' Paul Emmons! Virginia Tech! USA 'This book reinforces the novel directions in research that transcend the gaps in historical sources on art and architecture in the pre-modern Muslim milieu by engagingly intersecting the pathways of architectural humanities with Islamic studies in mainstream theory and discourse.' Nader El-Bizri! American University of Beirut! Lebanon Informationen zum Autor Hooman Koliji! University of Maryland! USA. Zusammenfassung Focusing on Islamic geometric architectural drawings, it draws on key philosophical and conceptual notions of imagination from the Islamic tradition as these relate to the creative act. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 Between Sense and Imagination; Part 2 Between Idea and Thing; Part 3 Between Inside and Outside; Chapter 101 Epilogue;

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Hooman Koliji, Koliji Hooman
• Editore: ASHGATE PUB CO
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 11.08.2015
• EAN: 9781472438683
• ISBN: 978-1-4724-3868-3
• Pagine: 240
• Serie: Ashgate Studies in Architecture; Ashgate Studies in Architecture
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Architettura; Illustration, DESIGN / Graphic Arts / Illustration, ARCHITECTURE / Criticism, Theory of architecture