“The Feeling of Space is a thorough and carefully constructed exploration of an old but crucial question in philosophy that has affected modern architecture since the late nineteenth century. Bardt untangles modern misunderstandings of spatial philosophy masterfully with timely analysis.”
Alberto Pérez-Gómez, Saidye R. Bronfman Professor Emeritus in Architecture, McGill University; author of Attunement: Architectural Meaning after the Crisis of Modern Science and Built upon Love: Architectural Longing after Ethics and Aesthetics
“Christopher Bardt's The Feeling of Space is an inspiring argument for the intertwining essence of space and place, of subjectivity and objectivity. Bardt's new book addresses one of today's greatest challenges: the divorce of thought and feeling.”
Steven Holl, Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, Principal, Steven Holl Architects
“Bardt takes us from place to place, space to space, lingering at each stop to reflect on its substance and meaning, specific and generic. Nuanced and thought-provoking.”
Barbara Tversky, Professor of Psychology, Emerita, Stanford University, author of Mind in Motion: How Action Shapes Thought
“This is an important and provocative study of the messy intertwining of space, place, and experience. Bardt challenges our worn assumptions and invites us to recover the feeling of space. This book will be of interest to anyone wanting to explore the theoretical preconditions that make such a shift in perspective possible.”
Lambros Malafouris, author, An Anthropological Guide to the Art and Philosophy of Mirror Gazing; Professor of Cognitive and Anthropological Archaeology, University of Oxford
“Participation in the social spaces of cultural institutions, Bardt argues, reconnects the abstract and concrete dimensions of space and place. His insightful studies of buildings, paintings, poetry, and philosophy will dramatically refocus architectural discourse and design.”
David Leatherbarrow, author, Building Time: Architecture, event, and experience; Emeritus Professor of Architecture, University of Pennsylvania
