Psychoanalysis and Architecture: The Inside and the Outside

by Cosimo Schinaia

This book explores how psychoanalysis and architecture can enhance and increase the chances of mental 'containment', while also fostering exchange between inside and outside. The way in which psychoanalysts take care of mental suffering, and the way in which architects and city planners assess the environment, are grounded in a shared concern with the notion of 'dwelling'. It is a matter of fact that dwelling exists in a complex context comprised...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 036710394X
• ISBN13: 9780367103941
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 328 Pages