Design precepts for autonomy: a case study of Kelvin Hall, Glasgow
The way that architects design public buildings has an impact on people’s capacity to exercise their autonomy. Using an exploration of the architecture of Kelvin Hall, a public building in Glasgow, and interviews with its project architect, this chapter investigates the relationship between Clossick...
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2021
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| Online Access: | https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/9786/1/200620-Design-Precepts-for-Autonomy-Clossick-and-Colburn.pdf |
| Summary: | The way that architects design public buildings has an impact on people’s capacity to exercise their autonomy. Using an exploration of the architecture of Kelvin Hall, a public building in Glasgow, and interviews with its project architect, this chapter investigates the relationship between Clossick’s ‘depth structure’ architectural theory of spatial relationships, and Colburn’s philosophical theory about the nature and value of autonomy. The two ideas, autonomy and depth structure, can be brought together usefully to offer pointers to designers of public places. |
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