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This book grew out of a seminar course I was lucky enough to reach at Drexel University, Philadelphia, in the summer of 1996. I must initially thank Paul Hirshorn for the opportunity to try out some of this material, as well as a lively group of students for their input and interest in the course. The research for the book began at the University of Pennsylvania, under the somewhat formidable guidance of Joseph Rykwert, Marco Frascari and David Leatherbarrow who together managed to open up a rich historical background to many of the debates in contemporary architecture. I am also indebted to the Thouron family for their generous financial support, which allowed me the opportunity to undertake postgraduate study.
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Acknowledgements vii
Note on the Bibliography ix
INTRODUCTION Theoretical Practices 1
PART 1 The Question of Meaning in Architecture 9
Chapter 1 Architecture as Engineering -
The Technological Revolution 11
Chapter 2 Architecture as Art -
Aesthetics in Philosophy 47
PART 2 Models of Interpretation 91
Chapter 3 The Return of the Body -
Phenomenology in Architecture 93
Chapter 4 Systems of Communication -
Structuralism and Semiotics 131
Chapter 5 Politics and Architecture -
The Marxist Tradition 171
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Cover, authorfrom Building IdeasJonathan Hale is a lecture in “Architecture at the University of Nottingham, UK, as well as Assistant Director of the MA programme in Architecture and Critical Theory.
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Coverfrom Building IdeasBeginning with a general introduction to the field of architectural theory, covering the interface between philosophy and technology in the production and interpretation of buildings, the book presents the major theoretical positions in contemporary architecture through a series of thematically structured chapters. Each chapter deals with a specific approach to the theory and criticism of architecture by presenting a series of related buildings as illustrations of a key theoretical position, as well as setting this position in a cultural and historical context.
Under the five broad headings of ‘Architecture as Art Aesthetics in Philosophy’, ‘ The Return of the Body – Phenomenology in Architecture’ ‘Systems of Communication – Structuralism and Semiotics’ and Politics and Architectur... more ...
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