Body, Memory, and Architecture (Yale Paperbound)

From Preface: "This book is a product of our joint efforts to teach fundamentals of architectural design to first-year professional students at the Yale School of Architecture. From the mid-1960s to the present we have attempted to introduce architecture from the standpoint of how buildings are experienced, before worrying about how they are built. We have believed that until we can begin to understand how buildings affect individuals and communities emotionally, how they provide people with a sense of joy, identity, and place, there is no way to distinguish architecture from any everyday act of construction...."