CLIMATE OF SPACES. ON ARCHITECTURE, ATMOSPHERES AND TIME

• Authors: De Matteis Frederico
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This paper discusses the concept of climate in relation to architectural space. By elaborating on the notion of atmosphere, that today permeates a wide range of architectural research, I intend to expand its relevance by outlining a relationship between atmosphere and climate analogous to what occurs in meteorological studies. While climate represents a rather stable (if evolving) cycle of recurring conditions, atmospheric events are fleeting and less predictable. Equally, architectural spaces can establish a general climatic scaffolding that increases the possibility of particular atmospheres to unfold, without however evolving into a deterministic cause-effect relationship. By addressing and comparing philosophical notions and architectural questions, I intend to formulate a novel theorisation as a useful tool for both criticism and design.

Keywords

EN

ARCHITECTURE; ATMOSPHERES; CLIMATE; TEMPORALITY

• Publisher: Society for Aesthetics in Slovakia ad Institute of Aesthetics and Art Culture
• Journal: ESPES
• Year: 2022
• Volume: 11
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 28 - 37

Contributors

author

De Matteis Frederico

• University of L'Aquila, P.le E. Pontieri 1 - 67100 Monteluco di Roio, L'Aquila, Italy

Identifiers

DOI

10.5281/zenodo.7487053