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    1) Norberg-Schulz discusses the distinction between natural landscapes and human-made settlements, and how their relationship can take three forms: buildings visualizing nature, complementing what is lacking in nature, or symbolizing human understanding of nature. 2) He describes genius loci as the spirit of place that is determined by human existence in the world, and how settlements can serve as places where the environment is explained. 3) There are three archetypes of cultural landscapes: romantic landscapes where original natural forces are strongly felt, cosmic landscapes where the sky rather than earth structures places, and classical landscapes with an intelligible composition of elements.

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    1) Norberg-Schulz discusses the distinction between natural landscapes and human-made settlements, and how their relationship can take three forms: buildings visualizing nature, complementing what is lacking in nature, or symbolizing human understanding of nature. 2) He describes genius loci as the spirit of place that is determined by human existence in the world, and how settlements can serve as places where the environment is explained. 3) There are three archetypes of cultural landscapes: romantic landscapes where original natural forces are strongly felt, cosmic landscapes where the sky rather than earth structures places, and classical landscapes with an intelligible composition of elements.

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    Towards a Phenomenology of Architecture: Norberg-Schulz

    Phil 314 Philosophy and the City

    some terminology

    Dwelling: gaining an existential foothold (5) Genius loci: the spirit of the place (5, Place: the concrete manifestation of humans dwelling Concretize: to make the general visible as a concrete, local situation Cultural landscape: an environment where man has found his meaningful place within the totality. (40)

    3 steps towards a phenomenology of place


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    2.
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    Distinguish between natural (landscape) and human-made phenomena (settlement) (p. 10) Categories of earth/sky, outside/inside Character: the basic mode in which the world is given (p. 14)

    Possible relationships between natural and human-made places: gathering


    1.

    2. 3.

    Visualize: building demonstrates human understanding of nature by replicating what is seen in nature Complement: building adds what is perceived to be lacking in nature Symbolize: building demonstrates human understanding of nature and self by translating that understanding onto built form (Genius Loci, p. 17)

    Genius Loci

    Socio-economic factors are not the most important in shaping genius loci: The existential meanings have deeper roots. They are determined by the structure of our being-in-the-world. (6) if the settlements are organically related to their environment, it implies that they serve as foci where the environment is condensed and explained. (10) Protecting and conserving the genius loci means interpreting it in ever new ways (18)

    Cultural Landscapes
    Through the interaction of surface relief, vegetation and water, characteristic totalities or places are formed which constitute the basic elements of landscapes. (37) 3 archetypes:

    Romantic Cosmic Classical

    Romantic Landscapes

    Original forces strongly felt Rugged with lots of places Dwelling an interaction between humans and earth e.g., Norwegian farm

    Cosmic Landscape
    Earth doesnt provide foothold No individual places structured Sky is structured by the sun rather than the earth Genius loci a manifestation of absolute e.g., Ulurul (Australia)

    Classical Landscape

    Intelligible composition of distinct elements Meaningful order Human scale Dwelling by placing as equal partners humans and nature e.g.,Tuscany

    Complex Landscapes

    Mixture of pure archetypes E.g., Beirut, Lebanon

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