CONTENT: Introduction 3 The Powers of Doorways our sense of doorway 9 two rudimentary doorways 11 nothing 14 an instrument of separation 16 The Geometry of Doorways tending to the rectangular 25 a frame of reference 32 doorway axis 36 the Cathedral, Cefalu 47 managing the power of the doorway axis 53 doorways and scale 62 the propylaea of the acropolis in Athens 68 Experiencing Doorways threshold 75 transgression 85 refuge 91 changing how one sees the world 95 appearance and identity 101 the in-between111 doorways and the senses 127 the thermal baths at Vals136 Lindisfarne Castle 139 Organising Space doorway places 145 where worlds meet 150 admittance and defence 154 doorways, doors and control 156 Dunnottar Castle 166 a hotel terrace doorway168 the doorways of a house 170 doorways and routes 174 labyrinth entrances 183 St Peter's Church, Klippan 187 Architecture Without Doorways doorways and denial193 the redundancy of the doorway? 197 The way out 205 Acknowledgements 207 Bibliography 209 Index 211