Architecture Theory: A Reader in Philosophy and Culture

by Andrew Ballantyne

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826464084
• ISBN13: 9780826464088
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.7" x 9.7"