10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GENIUS LOCI»
Discover the use of
genius loci in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
genius loci and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Genius Loci: Notes on Places...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
From a poet and essayist whose writing about nature has won her comparisons with Gary Snyder and Terry Tempest Williams comes a new collection that offers further evidence of her ability to trace the intersections of the human and nonhuman ...
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Genius Loci-Spirit of Place" for Orchestra
Ingrid Stolzel. FOR ORCHESTRA Ingrid Stölzel, Candidate for the Doctor of
Musical Arts Degree University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2009 ABSTRACT v. 1
Genius Loci, from the Latin "spirit of place," refers to the unique atmosphere of a
place.
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Modernism and the Spirit of the City
In more recent times the understanding of the genius, especially of the genius
loci, has shifted considerably. Christian Norberg-Schulz argues in his book
Genius Loci that a location is elevated to a place when it expresses a distinct
character ...
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Introduction to Landscape Design
4.8 SPIRIT OF PLACE According to Christian Norberg-Schulz in Genius Loci:
Towards a Phenomenology of Architecture (1980), a place is in "the true sense of
the word . . . a space that has a distinct character." Ecological forces, operating ...
character is felt, one can choose to engage the environment in a way attuned to
its character or one can attempt to change it, dominate it, or destroy it. But what
happens when artistic themes replace genius loci and I become attuned to them?
Gary Backhaus, John Murungi, 2008
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The Role of Place Identity in the Perception, Understanding, ...
Third, genius loci (gl) refers to the unique ambience, atmosphere, and character
of the place—for example, the “London-ness” of London or the “Santa Fe-ness” of
Santa Fe. Clearly, the geographical ensemble and people-in-place both ...
Hernan Casakin, Fátima Bernardo, 2012
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Landscape Interfaces: Cultural Heritage in Changing Landscapes
Historic sites especially, are the bearers of the place identity, or, genius loci. "It is
what historic elements say, not about the genesis, but about the genius of the
place" (Coeterier 2002: 120). Although areas of wilderness can possess a strong
...
Hannes Palang, G. Fry, 2003
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Gardens and the Picturesque: Studies in the History of ...
8.11) these representatives of genius loci (or at least of a natural phenomenon
that marks a particular place) have been subdued if not virtually eliminated — for,
as Akenside himself recognized, "ancient divinities" are a rather atavistic device ...
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Timeless Landscape Design: The Four-part Master Plan
... in another way — in the slightly more elusive world of the senses. This is the
world of gen/us loci, Latin for "spirit of place." Understanding the genius loci of
your property will guide you through countless design decisions in each part ...
Mary Palmer Dargan, Hugh Graham Dargan, 2006
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GENIUS LOCI»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
genius loci is used in the context of the following news items.
How top Canadian architects designed a Pan Am district from scratch
Daoust and her team traced the site's history in search of its genius loci, its spirit of place, and the railway lines inspired a new set of pedestrian ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
Lulu Island: an uncultured pearl in a sea of development
Instead, Lulu's peculiar genius loci stems from the fact that in the midst of an urban landscape shaped by relentless and near continuous ... «The National, Jul 15»
German and Australian architecture photographers to present at …
Thomas Kellner will visit Melbourne to open his exhibition 'Genius Loci' at the BIFB'15. Kellner's trademark style of utilising a contact-sheet ... «Architecture and Design, Jul 15»
Shuffling Stories, Arranging Anthologies
For Genius Loci, I chose to open with “The City”, Vivienne Pustell's creepy, beautiful story. It's a hell of an opening salvo. To wrap the anthology ... «SFWA News, Jun 15»
Public opposes Old Town Square hotel
... out the strategic development plan for Prague calls to limit the commercialization of the historic core of the city and protect its genius loci. «Prague Post, Jun 15»
Do acoustics actually matter?
But the real point is to bring alive that thing we never feel when we're sitting in a concert hall; the genius loci, or 'spirit of place'. We're always in ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
Upgrade at Otuihau Whangarei Falls
... was often referred to during this kind of work, but another landscape architecture term that captures the concept well, and that is Genius Loci. «Scoop.co.nz, Jun 15»
Naples Botanical Garden conserves its rains for the dry season
The water features and gardens, which so entrance us, are just one part — the proverbial tip of the iceberg — of the garden's genius loci, its ... «Naples Daily News, Jun 15»
Book Club review: The Fabric of Place
Postscript: Kieran Gallagher is a self-employed architectural designer who blogs at Genius Loci. Marketplace Recommendations. «Building Design, Jun 15»
Major remake of Parihaka look out
... we are doing these kinds of works, but there is another landscape architecture term that captures the concept well, and that is Genius Loci. «Scoop.co.nz, Jun 15»
