Existence, Space & Architecture

The problem of architectural space has long demanded a new approach. Man must realize that he is not only the product of his environment, but its creator, and must learn to use this power with wisdom and imagination. The basic problem of space as a dimension of human existence is often ignored and the space-concept is discarded as out dated or even superfluous. The space-concept, however, is particularly suited to the analysis of the human environment. Basing his argument on a theory of existential space, Professor Norberg-Schulz here provides new thinking on this question proposing the idea that architectural space can be understood as a concretization of the environmental schemata or images that form a necessary part of man's general orientation in the world.

Published 1971.

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