{"product_id":"9780470658253","title":"The Architect's Brain Neuroscience, Creativity, and Architecture","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Architect's Brain\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eNeuroscience, Creativity, and Architecture\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHarry Francis Mallgrave\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eArchitecture \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Architect's Brain: Neuroscience, Creativity, and Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to consider the relationship between the neurosciences and architecture, offering a compelling and provocative study in the field of architectural theory.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores various moments of architectural thought over the last 500 years as a cognitive manifestation of philosophical, psychological, and physiological theory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLooks at architectural thought through the lens of the remarkable insights of contemporary neuroscience, particularly as they have advanced within the last decade\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates the neurological justification for some very timeless architectural ideas, from the multisensory nature of the architectural experience to the essential relationship of ambiguity and metaphor to creative thinking\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eHarry Francis Mallgrave\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of architecture at Illinois Institute of Technology, and has enjoyed a distinguished career as an award-winning scholar, translator, and architect. His most recent publications include \u003ci\u003eModern Architectural Theory: A Historical Survey, 1673-1968\u003c\/i\u003e, and the two-volume \u003ci\u003eArchitectural Theory: An Anthology from Vitruvius to 2005\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell 2008).  His forthcoming \u003ci\u003eIntroduction to Architectual Theory\u003c\/i\u003e will be published by Wiley-Blackwell in 2010.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13 May 2011\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470658253\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e284\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44311120380044,"sku":"9780470658253","price":36.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470658253.jpg?v=1780208029","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780470658253","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}