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In this book, Nili Portugali presents her particular interpretation of the holistic-phenomenological worldview in theory and in practice, a worldview which stands in recent years at the forefront of the scientific discourse, and is tightly related to Buddhist philosophy. The purpose of architecture is first and foremost to create a human environment for human beings. The real challenge of current architectural practice is to make the best use of the potential inherent in our modern technological age. Yet, modern society has lost the value of man and thus created a feeling of alienation between man and the environment. Contemporary architecture sought to dissociate itself from the world of emotions and connect the design process to the world of ideas, thus creating a rational relation between building and man, devoid of any emotion. Portugali argues that in order to change the feeling of the environment and create places and buildings we really feel 'at home' and want to live in, what is needed is not a change of style or fashion, but a transformation of the mechanistic worldview underlying current thought and approaches. Based on Christopher Alexander's basic assumption that behind human architecture there are universal and eternal codes common to us all as human beings, and that there is absolute truth underlying beauty and comfort, Portugali demonstrates how this approach, as well as her unique planning process stemming from it (based on the way things actually exist already on site) generates that common spiritual experience people undergo in buildings endowed with soul, no matter where or from what culture they come from. That she demonstrates through a variety of her buildings and projects (with over 600 color illustrations and drawings), in relation to the physical, cultural and social reality of the place they were planned and built on, an Israeli reality which reflects a unique interface between the orient and the west, a cultural interface she personally represents. The book is valuable to architects, artists, scientists, philosophers and anyone who cares about the quality and beauty of the environment we live in.
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| ISBN | 3936681058 | | Pages | 248 | | ISBN13 | 9783936681055 (What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Edition Axel Menges | | Weight (grammes) | 1625 | | Imprint | Edition Axel Menges | | Published in | Fellbach | | Format | Hardback | | Height (mm) | 280 | | Publication date | 01 May 2006 | | Width (mm) | 220 | | DEWEY | 720.1 | | Spine width (mm) | 28 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | Undergraduate |
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| | | The architectural concept and its implementation | | | | | | Architecture is made for people : a phenomenological approach to architecture | | 21 | | | | The holistic approach to architecture : the relationship between the parts and the whole | | 23 | | | | The planning process itself | | 25 | | | | The beauty is in the detail : the detail - pure functionalism derived from the whole | | 33 | | | | Choosing the colors for the building | | 34 | | | | A dialogue between the qualities of tradition and modern technology | | 35 | | | | Selected buildings and projects | | | | | | Public buildings | | | | | | Music center and library in Tel Aviv | | 40 | | | | Ohel Shem community and school library, Ramat Gan | | 56 | | | | Music library in Tel Aviv | | 64 | | | | Central city library and resource center in Haifa | | 70 | | | | Ir Yamim Community Center, Natanya | | 76 | | | | The Maimonides Central Sephardic Synagogue, Hadera | | 80 | | | | Memorial Site for the Fallen Intelligence Servicemen, Tel Aviv | | 86 | | | | The Israel National War Memorial Center, Jerusalem | | 90 | | | | Senior-Citizens Day Center in Tel Aviv | | 98 | | | | Residential and mixed developments | | | | | | Residential neighborhood in the kibbutz Maagan Michael | | 116 | | | | Hashomer apartments and shops, Tel Aviv | | 126 | | | | Student dormitories in Haifa | | 142 | | | | "Villas City" residential neighborhood, Rishon Lezion | | 148 | | | | Neighborhood center (shops, synagogue) in Jerusalem | | 152 | | | | Mobile markets in Ramat Gan, Maalot Tarshicha and Eilat | | 158 | | | | Master plans | | | | | More... | | |
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