Henri Lefebvre on Space: Architecture, Urban Research, and the Production of Theory - Softcover

Stanek, Łukasz

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0816666172 ISBN 13: 9780816666171

Publisher: Univ Of Minnesota Press, 2011

Synopsis

Henri Lefebvre on Space Shows how Lefebvre's theory of space developed out of direct engagement with architecture, urbanism, and urban sociology. Full description

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Review:

"Henri Lefebvre’s diverse contributions to sociospatial and urban theory have inspired considerable commentary in recent years.  Lukasz Stanek’s brilliant, erudite book takes the discussion to a new level of philosophical sophistication while also grounding Lefebvre’s work in relation to a series of concrete engagements with architecture and urbanism in postwar France.  This is a pathbreaking work, indispensable for anyone concerned to understand Lefebvre’s powerful contemporary resonance as an urban thinker." —Neil Brenner, New York University

"This book is a strong and important reassessment of the theories and writings of Lefebvre. As cities are becoming more and more an essential part of our political, spatial, and architectural world, Lukasz Stanek launches a type of new generational take on Lefebvre, one that is both more contextual and more speculative." —Mark Jarzombek, MIT

From the Author:

Lukasz Stanek is postdoctoral researcher and teacher at the Institute of History and Theory of Architecture (GTA), Faculty of Architecture, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich.

About this edition

• Publisher: Univ Of Minnesota Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0816666172
• ISBN 13: 9780816666171
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400