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Affective Atmospheres, Essence of Architecture, and Spirit of Place

Affective Atmospheres, Essence of Architecture, and Spirit of Place

Hisham Abusaada, Abeer Elshater
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781799838562|ISBN10: 1799838560|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799851462|EISBN13: 9781799838579
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-3856-2.ch003
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Abusaada, Hisham, and Abeer Elshater. "Affective Atmospheres, Essence of Architecture, and Spirit of Place." Reconstructing Urban Ambiance in Smart Public Places, edited by Hisham Abusaada, et al., IGI Global, 2020, pp. 41-59. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3856-2.ch003

APA

Abusaada, H. & Elshater, A. (2020). Affective Atmospheres, Essence of Architecture, and Spirit of Place. In H. Abusaada, A. Salama, & A. Elshater (Eds.), Reconstructing Urban Ambiance in Smart Public Places (pp. 41-59). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3856-2.ch003

Chicago

Abusaada, Hisham, and Abeer Elshater. "Affective Atmospheres, Essence of Architecture, and Spirit of Place." In Reconstructing Urban Ambiance in Smart Public Places, edited by Hisham Abusaada, Ashraf M. Salama, and Abeer Elshater, 41-59. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3856-2.ch003

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Abstract

This chapter reviews the implications of using the words “essences” and “spirit” in urban studies and their link with the concept of affective atmospheres in the realms of architecture. Two assumptions are valid when this matter is addressed. The first is that, despite affective atmospheres being considered as the fifth dimension in architecture, they are not their essence or spirit. The second is that these atmospheres impersonate a crucial role in reconstructing different urban environments, which are based on the perceptual dimension. The purpose of this chapter is to provide an informed view bibliographically and conceptually about distinguishing between essence, spirit, and affective atmospheres. The chapter also provides an analysis of the concept of affective atmospheres to verify the hypothesis. The conclusion is latent in the possibility that the expression “affective atmospheres,” instead of “essence” or “spirit,” can be used for referring to people's emotional impressions in urban environments as a fifth dimension.

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