ARCHITECTURE AND MODERNITY A CRITIQUE
Language: English
Published by MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1999
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Sewn binding in paper-covered boards with cloth spine, in dustjacket. 265 p. Includes bibliographical references (p. [226]-259) and index. A very nice copy, nearly as new. Tight binding, intact hinges and square spine. Pencil marks on half-title page, but no marks to text. Slight bumping lower edge, else hardly any wear to covers. Unclipped, unrubbed dustjacket has a tiny spot of wear at top front corner, else hardly anys signs of use.
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- Title
- ARCHITECTURE AND MODERNITY A CRITIQUE
- Author
- Hilde Heynen
- Publisher
- MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Publication year
- 1999
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Dust jacket
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0262082640
- ISBN 13
- 9780262082648
- Illustrator
- B&W illustrations
In this exploration of the relationship between modernity, dwelling, and architecture, Hilde Heynen attempts to bridge the gap between the discourse of the modern movement and cultural theories of modernity. On one hand, she discusses architecture from the perspective of critical theory, and on the other, she modifies positions within critical theory by linking them with architecture. She assesses architecture as a cultural field that structures daily life and that embodies major contradictions inherent in modernity, arguing that architecture nonetheless has a certain capacity to adopt a critical stance vis-à-vis modernity.Besides presenting a theoretical discussion of the relation between architecture, modernity, and dwelling, the book provides architectural students with an introduction to the discourse of critical theory. The subchapters on Walter Benjamin, Ernst Bloch, Theodor Adorno, and the Venice School (Tafuri, Dal Co, Cacciari) can be studied independently for this purpose.
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