Work
Genius Loci: Towards a Phenomenology of Architecture
Explore in the Atlas →Explores how specific places, including dwellings, acquire unique character and meaning (genius loci), fostering a sense of belonging.
Dwelling
Details
- Type
- Text
Classifications
- Holder
- Individual
- Source of authority
- Lived experienceReason
- Subject
- Human centred
- Mode of transmission
- Text drawing
- Knowledge type
- Relational embodied
- Epistemic cluster
- Western philosophical
Connections
- articulates Genius Loci (spirit of place)
Referenced by
- Christian Norberg-Schulz authored
Sources
- Christian Norberg-Schulz. Genius Loci: Towards a Phenomenology of Architecture. Rizzoli, 1980.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "Genius Loci: Towards a Phenomenology of Architecture." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/work/genius-loci/. Accessed July 17, 2026.