Race and Modern Architecture: A Critical History from the Enlightenment to the Present

Book Overview

Although race--a concept of human difference that establishes hierarchies of power and domination--has played a critical role in the development of modern architectural discourse and practice since the Enlightenment, its influence on the discipline remains largely underexplored. This volume offers a welcome and long-awaited intervention for the field by shining a spotlight on constructions of race and their impact on architecture and theory in Europe...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082296659X
• ISBN13: 9780822966593
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.9" x 9.9"