Chora 2: Intervals in the Philosophy of Architecture (Volume 2)

Alberto Perez-Gomez, Stephen Parcell

ISBN 10: 0773514074 / ISBN 13: 9780773514072

Published by McGill-Queen's University Press, 1996

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Chora 2: Intervals in the Philosophy of Architecture (Volume 2)
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0773514074
• ISBN 13: 9780773514072
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Karsten Harries provides a new and long-overdue reading of Martin Heidegger's well-known essay "Building Dwelling Thinking." Donald Kunze and Stephen Parcell consider possibilities of meaningful architectural space for a visual culture, continuing themes they addressed in Chora 1. Further reflections on the spaces of literature, cinema, and architecture include an interview with French writer and film maker Alain Robbe-Grillet and articles by Dagmar Motycka Weston on the surrealist city, Tracey Eve Winton on the museum as a paradigmatic modern building, and Terrance Galvin on spiritual space in the works of Jean Cocteau. Jean-Pierre Chupin and Bram Ratner explore historical themes in their essays on French Renaissance architect Philibert de l'Orme and the Jewish myth of the Golem. Gregory Caicco addresses ethical questions in his essay on the Greek agora and the death of Socrates, as does Lily Chi in her meditation on the critical issue of use in architectural works. A concern with architectural representation and generative strategies for the making of architecture is present throughout, especially in the essay by Joanna Merwood on the provocative House by British artist Rachel Whiteread.

About the Authors

Alberto Pérez-Gómez is Saidye Rosner Bronfman Chair of the History of Architecture at McGill University. Stephen Parcell is professor of architecture at Dalhousie University and author of Four Historical Definitions of Architecture.

Stephen Parcell is professor of architecture at Dalhousie University, and co-editor of Chora: Intervals in the Philosophy of Architecture.