Architecture Theory: A Reader in Philosophy and Culture

Architecture Theory is a comprehensive and groundbreaking one volume overview of, and introduction to, contemporary critical discourse in architecture. In bringing critical theory and Continental philosophy to bear upon architecture, it provides a solid framework for a fully up-to-date theory of architecture, one that reflects the latest developments and concerns. The book is divided into four sections-groundwork; constructing the "individual"; pluralities; instrumentality-each covering a core theme in contemporary architecture theory. In each section an introductory essay by Andrew Ballantyne provides valuable context, exposition, and analysis. This is followed by a selection of writings on architecture and other related cultural concerns from major contemporary thinkers, including Zvizvek, Irigaray, Lefebvre, Lyotard, Kristeva, Nancy, Virilio, Deleuze, and Negri.

• | Author: Andrew Ballantyne
• | Publisher: Continuum
• | Publication Date: Mar 01, 2005
• | Number of Pages: 320 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0826464084
• | ISBN-13: 9780826464088