The harmony of a place is a state of the dynamic balance of mutual local interactions of the natural, socio-cultural, and constructed environment. Such shaped places should be a space for organising human work, interpersonal meetings, living zones, recreation and relaxation areas, stimulating the senses, and conducting spiritual experiences.

The subject of the monograph is a multi-layered interpretation of beauty in architecture, the analysis of key ideas, attitudes, and concepts related to the art of shaping space focused on perfection and harmony. An integral approach to significant problems related to shaping the spatial order, taking into account a wide range of social, cultural, aesthetic, and environmental factors related to the beauty and harmony of a place, is a distinctive feature of the monograph. The statements of many theoreticians and practitioners of architecture from Poland and abroad, emphasize the beauty in architecture as an important feature of human surroundings. Architecture, apart from the features of utility and the required technical correctness, should lead to delight, deep reflection, and emotion.

Autorentext

Boguslaw Szuba - professor at the University of Applied Sciences in Nysa, Poland. His main areas of research include studies on aesthetics, philosophy and art in architecture

Tomasz Drewniak - professor at the University of Applied Sciences in Nysa, Poland. His main areas of study concern philosophy, and sociology of art.

Inhalt

Beauty - creative inspiration - beauty in architecture - learning beauty - conditions for the shaping of architecture - shaping space