![]() ![]() Even the books about architecture mostly contain the exterior of the buildings. Like artists, most people tend to look for an appealing external appearance. It states that artists are more concerned with ”the beautiful” which is appealing to the eye or the ear. The book starts of by focusing on the differences between architecture and fine arts. In contrast to the book’s title he states that architecture is not something that can be expressed or learned but can be experienced. In this chapter Rasmussen is using a very clear and comprehensible language in order to give some overall statements about architecture. This post is going to be about the first chapter: Basic Observations. ![]() He was also a professor at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen and gave lectures at universities in Europe and United States. He was author of London: The Unique City, is said to be “the best book on London as a town,” and other significant books such as Town and Buildings. Steen Eiler Rasmussen (9 January 1898-19 June 1990) was a famous Danish architect and an urban planner. Experiencing Architecture is book that was written by Steen Eiler Rasmussen in 1959. ![]()
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