This course will investigate some of the central questions of Modern and Contemporary Aesthetics, with special reference to Architecture’s cultural environment and to the behavioral, anthropological, and political issues arising at the intersection between Aesthetics and Urban Design. Particularly considering the Phenomenological perspective in philosophy, the crucial role of a perception of the landscapes - especially of the ones deeply modified if not compromised by human intervention - will be deepened at first considering the psychological impact, as described and analyzed by Maurice Merleau-Ponty and Kurt Lewin and finally broadening how different perspectives, both in contemporary Philosophy and Architecture’s theories, take in account the social implications for the current shaping of urban forms-of-life.