{"product_id":"9783658495886","title":"Humans and Architecture: A Corporeal-Phenomenological and Sociological Approach to the Allegedly Silent Dimension of the Social","description":"\u003ch1\u003eHumans and Architecture: A Corporeal-Phenomenological and Sociological Approach to the Allegedly Silent Dimension of the Social\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eSchlenker, Kathrin\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 116%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThe book makes an original contribution to a corporeal-phenomenological and sociological approach to architectural research. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 116%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eThe author draws on theoretical frameworks such as the work of Helmuth Plessner and New Phenomenology by Hermann Schmitz, both of which are based on the premise that embodiment should be recognised as a constitutive and dynamic structural element of bodily existence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 116%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 116%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThrough comparative research conducted in two libraries, the book exemplifies how a phenomenologically grounded sociology of architecture can be expressed both theoretically and empirically, and how phenomenological-sociological methods can be applied.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 116%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eBuilding on the empirical study, the book concludes with a forward-looking proposal on how the appearance and perception of architecture can be grasped, understood, and conceptualized. The author opens up a space of possibility for understanding architecture as a transitive, fleeting, and ephemeral medium of communication, and raises awareness for an ecological and sustainable perspective on building culture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2026-02-03\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783658495886\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-658-49589-3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 382\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44395274174604,"sku":"9783658495886","price":107.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783658495886.jpg?v=1772035231","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783658495886","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}