Category: 건축
『On Creating Things Aesthetic』에서 Leonard Koren은 단순히 기능적인 것과 진정으로 아름다운 것을 구분하는 요소를 탐구합니다. 철학, 디자인 사고, 개인적 성찰을 결합하여, 미적 선택이 우리의 세계 경험을 어떻게 형성하는지, 그리고 더 깊은 차원에서 공명하는 사물, 공간, 아이디어를 창조한다는 것이 무엇을 의미하는지 살펴봅니다. 간결하고, 사색적이며, 끝없이 생각하게 만드는 책입니다.
The chapter on how he breaks down the gap between function and beauty really made me see my own workspace differently, and the personal reflection bits feel like a quiet conversation rather than a lecture. I've already reread the design thinking sections twice.
Koren’s blend of philosophy and design thinking made me slow down and actually re-examine why some objects in my home feel right and others just exist. The personal reflection bits read like a conversation, not a lecture, which is rare for this kind of architecture writing.
It’s rare for a book on design to actually make you pause and rethink, but Koren’s blend of philosophy and personal reflection does just that—the chapter on separating the functional from the beautiful hit me harder than I expected. I found myself rereading passages just to let the ideas settle, and
