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Author:   Elie G. Haddad
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.653kg
ISBN:  

9781032274751

ISBN 10:   1032274751
Pages:   246
Publication Date:   21 October 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Foreword PART I. Historical Perspectives on Architectural Theory 1. What ever Became of Architectural Theory? 2. Architecture’s Historiographical Turn 3. Erase the Traces! History and Destruction in Brecht, Benjamin, and Tafuri 4. The End of Theory and the Division between History and Design 5. Rehabilitating Operative Criticism: The Return of Theory against Entrepreneurialism 6. Building Without End: The Travails of Archè and Téchne 7. The Theory Nobody Knows 8. Theorizing a Modern Tradition 9. Postmodernist Revivalism and Architectural Gimmicks PART II. Alternative Visions and New Directions 10. The Form of Utopia: Architectural Theory in the age of Hyperobjects 11. Senses of Reality, or: Realism and Aesthetics, Today? 12. On the Use and Abuse of Biological Functionalism for Architecture 13. Architecture Theory in the Age of Acceleration 14. Architecture, Justice, and Theories of Rights 15. Colonialism as Style: On the Beaux-Arts Tradition 16. Feminist Architectural Figurations: Relating Theory to Practice through Writing in Time 17. From Deconstruction to Artificial Intelligence: The New Theoretical Paradigm

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Elie G. Haddad is Professor of Architecture at the Lebanese American University, where he is currently Dean of the School of Architecture and Design. Haddad completed his PhD studies at the University of Pennsylvania in 1998 with a dissertation on Henry van de Velde. His research focuses on architectural theory, urbanism, and modern architecture. In 2014, Haddad co-edited a survey on contemporary architecture and is in the process of finalizing a new volume titled Modern Architecture in a Post-Modern Era (forthcoming). In parallel to his academic activities, Haddad was recently elected as President of the Association of Arab Architects.

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