Category: 建築
常識に挑む、思索的な一冊。
『形の重要性とその他の議論』で、レナード・コレンはアート、デザイン、美学に関する私たちの前提の多くに疑問を投げかけます。簡潔なエッセイを通じて、意味はしばしば外見を超えたところにあると論じ、形、機能、美しさ、体験の関係を再考するよう読者を誘います。洞察に富み、愉快なまでに逆説的なこの本は、答えよりも多くの問いを投げかけます——だからこそ価値があるのです。
I grabbed this expecting another dry theory book, but Koren’s prose is so conversational it reads like a smart friend debunking design myths over coffee. The chapters are short enough to digest one per commute, and each one left me questioning a habit I didn’t even know I had.
Koren's arguments actually made me rethink how I judge buildings and objects—the essay on form versus function alone was worth the price. It's a slim book, but dense enough that I've been reading it slowly, a few pages at a time.
The essay-style structure is perfect for slow, deliberate reading—each argument builds on the last without feeling repetitive. I’ve been underlining passages about how we overvalue form in design, and it’s already changing how I look at everyday objects around my apartment.
