Aesthetics and Perception of Beauty in Architecture :: Special Issue

American Journal of Civil Engineering

Special Issue

Aesthetics and Perception of Beauty in Architecture

Submission Deadline: 15 June 2020
Status: Submission Closed
Lead Guest Editor: Reham Alasmar

About This Special Issue

Space perception is a process through which humans and organisms become aware of the relative positions of their bodies and objects around them. Space perception provides cues, such as depth and distance, which are important for movement and orientation to the environment.

Centuries of experimental research led to a more tenable conception in which space was described in terms of dimensions.

Some works of architecture have remarkable aesthetic value. According to certain philosophers, part of this value derives from the appearance of such constructions to fulfill the function for which they were built. Our sense organs translate physical energy from the environment into electrical impulses by their brain.

What is the beauty of architecture? How to perceive beautiful building? What is the philosophy of aesthetics in architecture?

Aims and Scope:

Understanding aesthetics philosophy in architecture
Beauty and proportionality in architecture
Theories of taste and beauty in architecture
The beauty of architectural structure
The case for beauty in architecture
How to define beauty in architecture

Lead Guest Editor

Reham Alasmar

Faculty of Architecture, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan

Guest Editors

Xi Ye

Faculty of Humanities and Arts, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
Abdulsalam Alshboul

Department of Architecture, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
Yamin Albetawi

Department of Architecture, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
Hanin Othman

Department of Architecture, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
Nabeel Alkurdi

Department of Architecture, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
Rama Alrabady

Department of Architecture, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
Baneen Alsaady

Department of Architecture, The University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq