{"product_id":"the-architects-brain-neuroscience-creativity-and-architecture-9780470658253","title":"The Architect's Brain: Neuroscience, Creativity, and Architecture","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50324761674002,"sku":"9780470658253","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6c5910f6-8ed0-4f07-a5c0-5b8ff56b3099.jpg?v=1727672988","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-architects-brain-neuroscience-creativity-and-architecture-9780470658253","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}