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OverviewBrought together for the first time - the seminal writing on architecture by key philosophers and cultural theorist of the twentieth century. Issues around the built environment are increasingly central to the study of the social sciences and humanities. The essays offer a refreshing take on the question of architecture and provocatively rethink many of the accepted tenets of architecture theory from a broader cultural perspective. The book represents a careful selection of the very best theoretical writings on the ideas which have shaped our cities and our experiences of architecture. As such, Rethinking Architecture provides invaluable core source material for students on a range of courses. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Neil LeachPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 17.40cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 24.60cm Weight: 1.088kg ISBN: 9780415128254ISBN 10: 0415128250 Pages: 432 Publication Date: 06 March 1997 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Undergraduate Replaced By: 9780415457828 Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPart 1: Modernism Part 2: Phenomenology Part 3: Structuralism Part 4: Postmodernism Part 5: PoststructuralismReviewsProves that architecture does indeed occupy a serious place in the humanist thought and culture...it should set the pace for debate about architecture for a long time to come.. <br>-Adrian Forty, Architects' Journal <br> This book brings together for the first time the principal writings on architecture by many of the key philosophers and culutral theorists of the twentieth century. These essays contain some of the most insightful observations on contemporary architecture, and offer refreshingly original perspectives on the subject. Together they constitute a body of material which prompts the rethinking of many accepted tenets of architectural theory from a broader cultural perspective. - Lonaard Author InformationNeil Leach Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |