Nathaniel Coleman

Lefebvre for Architects (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

A concise account of the relevance of Henri Lefebvre's writing for the theory and practice of architecture, planning and urban design. Here is an introduction accessible for students and practitioners who wish to engage with the design possibilities offered by Lefebvre's philosophy.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 172
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Dezember 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317567318
• Artikelnr.: 42009066

Autorenporträt

Nathaniel Coleman is Reader in History and Theory of Architecture at Newcastle University, UK. He previously taught in the US, and practiced architecture in New York, USA, and Rome, Italy. Author of Utopias and Architecture (2005) and editor of Imagining and Making the World: Reconsidering architecture and Utopia (2011), Nathaniel recently guest-edited a special issue on architecture of the journal Utopian Studies (2014). He has published numerous journal articles and book chapters, and presented his research on the problem of architecture and Utopia internationally. He is particularly interested in the convergences of architectural history, theory and design with Utopia's generative potential.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: Lefebvre for Architects Lefebvre for Architects The
Problematic of Architecture Lefebvre and Architecture Architecture Thinking
Its Own Thoughts 2. Utopia and a New Romanticism Utopia as the Prospect of
the Possible Romanticism & Utopia Generate & Degenerate Utopias Critiques
of Everyday Life There is no alternative? Or, Lefebvre and Utopia
Lefebvre's Other Vision of Utopia Dialectical Utopianism Experimental and
Theoretical Utopias The Utopian Prospect of Lefebvre 3. The Production of
Space Problematic of The Production of Space From Space to Place Overcoming
Cartesian Logic Representations of the Relations of Production Recuperating
the Social Repetition Everywhere Spatial Codes Spatial Practice /
Representations of Space / Representational Space The Antithesis of Systems
4. Rhythmanalysis and the TimeSpace of the City Counterpractices for Today
Elements of Rhythmanalysis Phenomenology from Your Window? The Perils of
Capital The Rhythmanalyst and the Architect 5. Conclusion: Another Scale?
Further Reading Bibliography Index