Work

The Poetics of Space

1957

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Phenomenological exploration of the house as a repository of memory, intimacy and dreams; a primary site of being.

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Details

Type: Text

Classifications

Holder: Individual
Source of authority: Lived experience
Subject: Human centred
Degree of codification: Protocol performed
Mode of transmission: Text drawing
Knowledge type: Relational embodied
Epistemic cluster: Western philosophical

Connections

articulates Phenomenology of Architecture

Referenced by

Gaston Bachelard authored

Sources

Gaston Bachelard. La Poétique de l'espace. Presses Universitaires de France, 1957.

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First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "The Poetics of Space." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/work/the-poetics-of-space/. Accessed July 17, 2026.