Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7322664 | Emotion, Space and Society | 2018 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
- The paper explores the ambivalent concept of vertigo and its significance for contemporary architecture.
- It examines in particular the rise of elevated glass platforms through concepts of transparency, experience, and kinaesthesia.
- Proposes that these emerging design features constitute a kind of 'sixth façade'.
- Discusses this phenomenon as a spatial manifestation of the experience economy.
- Concludes by highlighting the rise of 'architectures of vertigo' in relation to wider social imperatives.
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Authors
Davide Deriu,