Producing place atmospheres digitally: Architecture, digital visualisation practices and the experience economy

Journal of Consumer Culture

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 3-24

  Degen, Monica ^a   Melhuish, Clare ^b   Rose, Gillian ^c  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Architecture; Atmosphere; Computer generated image; Digital visualisation; Doha; Experience economy; Qatar; Senses

Indexed keywords

EID: 85018690295     PISSN: 14695405     EISSN: 17412900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469540515572238     Document Type: Review

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