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Sensuous architectureChristian Werner Thomsen

Sensuous architecture

1998183 pages
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Architecture comprises sensuous, even erotic elements. In this ground-breaking book the authors undertake the first-ever examination of this aspect of architecture. Having introduced us to the concept of sensuous architecture, the book presents us with a chronological analysis, starting with the summer residences on the Loire and in Germany, and continuing with discussions on English landscape garden and the Marquis de Sade's torture chambers, before coming full circle with immaterial: media architecture and cybersex. Sensuous Architecture: The Art of Erotic Building lends insights into the…

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  • Other · German · 1998
    Prestel · 183 pages · 9783791318073
Themes, motivesInfluenceArchitectureSensualityArchitecture, designs and plansHistoryErotic artHuman factors