The Poetics of Space

The Poetics of Space

The Poetics of Space is a book by Gaston Bachelard published in 1958. Bachelard applies the method of phenomenology to architecture basing his analysis not on purported origins (as was the trend in enlightenment thinking about architecture) but on lived experience of architecture. He is thus led to consider spatial types such as the attic, the cellar, drawers and the like. This book implicitly urges architects to base their work on the experiences it will engender rather than on abstract rationales that may or may not affect viewers and users of architecture.

Review

Joan Ockman. Harvard Design Magazine "Representations/Misrepresentations" Number 6. Fall 1998. [http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/research/publications/hdm/back/6books_ockman.html]


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