阿恩海姆1904年生于德国,1940年移居美国。是西方现代美学流派之一“完形心理学美学”的创始人和主要代表。出版过《艺术与视知觉》、《视觉思维》等有世界影响的重要著作。本文是他的新作《建筑形式的原动力》中的第一章,本刊将分二次刊登,以飨读者。 Arnheim was born in Germany in 1904 and moved to the United States in 1940. He is the founder and the main representative of “Gestalt Psychology Aesthetics”, one of the western modern aesthetic schools. He has published important works such as “Art and Visual Perception” and “Visual Thinking” with world influence. This article is the first chapter of his new book, “The Motive Force of Architectural Forms.” This issue will be published in two installments for readers.