Franco, Abel B.

Bio Sketch

Abel B. Franco is a philosopher (California State University, Northridge) working on the philosophy of architecture and everyday aesthetics, notably the aesthetic experience of inhabited space and the concept of inhabitability.

Key Works

• "Aesthetic Boredom in Everyday Architecture" (2023, Journal of Boredom Studies).
• Earlier work (2019) on the aesthetic object of everyday architectural experience as created space and its quality of inhabitability.

Key Concepts

Concepts associated with this author that have pages in this wiki:

• Aesthetic Boredom
• Everyday Architecture
• Atmosphere
• Dwelling

Relevance to Geoffrey's Research

Franco matters to Geoffrey's everyday & vernacular architecture and phenomenology of place areas: his user-centred concept of inhabitability — and his account of aesthetic boredom as the frustration of our "demand for meaning" in space — offers a way of evaluating the everyday built environment against both iconic image-making and abstract functionalism.

Source Support

Source notes in this wiki drawn from this author's work:

• Aesthetic Boredom in Everyday Architecture