Madness, Architecture and the Built Environment
Psychiatric Spaces in Historical Context
Edited by James Moran, Leslie Topp, Jonathan Andrews
Series: Routledge Studies in the Social History of Medicine
List Price: $140.00
Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-415-37529-0
- Binding: Hardback
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 05/17/2007
- Pages: 358
About the Book
This is the first volume of papers devoted to an examination of the relationship between mental health/illness and the construction and experience of space. This historical analysis with contributions from leading experts will enlighten and intrigue in equal measure. The first rigorous scholarly analysis of its kind in book form, it will be of particular interest to the history, psychiatry and architecture communities.
Customers who bought Madness, Architecture and the Built Environment also bought:
Heidegger for Architects
Informing the designs of architects as diverse as Peter Zumthor, Steven Holl, Hans Scharoun and Colin St. John Wilson, the work of Martin Heidegger has...
Published 10/2/2007 | 978-0-415-41517-0
Desire Lines
Space, Memory and Identity in the Post-Apartheid City
This ground breaking new work draws together a cross-section of South African scholars to provide a lively and comprehensive review of the under-researched area of...
Published 7/19/2007 | 978-0-415-70131-0
Irigaray for Architects
Specifically for architects, the third title in the Thinkers for Architects series examines the relevance of Luce Irigaray’s work for architecture. Eight thematic chapters explore...
Published 10/24/2007 | 978-0-415-43133-0