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13th–14th centuries

Architecture as Atmosphere

Alhambra

Lion fountain and arcades in the Court of the Lions at Alhambra.
The Court of the Lions, Alhambra, Granada.Jebulon · CC0 1.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source record

The Moment

Courtyards, water, geometry, ornament, vegetation and light became inseparable from the architecture.

The Rethink

Architecture could be experienced through atmosphere rather than mass alone.