Theory
Genius Loci (spirit of place)
Explore in the Atlas →How specific places acquire unique character and meaning, fostering belonging.
Dwelling
Details
- Introduced
- 1970s
Classifications
- Holder
- Individual
- Source of authority
- Lived experience
- Subject
- More than human
- Mode of transmission
- Text drawing
- Knowledge type
- Relational embodied
- Epistemic cluster
- Western philosophical
Referenced by
- Genius Loci: Towards a Phenomenology of Architecture articulates
- Christian Norberg-Schulz proposed
- Getting Back into Place articulates
Sources
- Christian Norberg-Schulz. Genius Loci: Towards a Phenomenology of Architecture. Rizzoli, 1980.
- in Crysler, Cairns & Heynen (eds), The SAGE Handbook of Architectural Theory, SAGE, 2012 — export p. 7 of 21
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "Genius Loci (spirit of place)." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theory/genius-loci/. Accessed July 17, 2026.