On the occasion of the centenary of the death of the great philosopher and sociologist Georg Simmel (1858-1918), a group of philosophers and social researchers working on aesthetics and the philosophy of architecture within the various involved institutions decided to question Simmel’s relationship with the phenomena of the city, the forms of sociability and urban life, the analysis of the elements projected and built within it, as well as the artificial and designed objects that populate our everyday life. The article discusses the different research approaches that converge in the study of Simmel's aesthetic-architectural perspective and analyses its effectiveness in enhancing its contribution today to the analysis of the phenomena of urban culture, the experience of the city and built objects.
Georg Simmel and the field of architecture
andrea borsari
2018
Abstract
On the occasion of the centenary of the death of the great philosopher and sociologist Georg Simmel (1858-1918), a group of philosophers and social researchers working on aesthetics and the philosophy of architecture within the various involved institutions decided to question Simmel’s relationship with the phenomena of the city, the forms of sociability and urban life, the analysis of the elements projected and built within it, as well as the artificial and designed objects that populate our everyday life. The article discusses the different research approaches that converge in the study of Simmel's aesthetic-architectural perspective and analyses its effectiveness in enhancing its contribution today to the analysis of the phenomena of urban culture, the experience of the city and built objects.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
