Benjamin for architects / Brian Elliott
By: Elliott, Brian
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BookSeries: Thinkers for architects: 06 Publisher: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2011Description: xi, 146 p. ; 23 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 9780415558150 (pbk.) ; 9780415558143 (hbk.); 9780203833872 (ebk.).Subject(s): Benjamin, Walter, 1892-1940 | Architecture -- PhilosophyDDC classification: 720.1
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Cork Centre Architectural Education Lending | 720.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00169399 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Walter Benjamin has become a decisive reference point for a whole range of critical disciplines, as he constructed a unique and provocative synthesis of aesthetics, politics and philosophy.
Examining Benjamin's contributions to cultural criticism in relation to the works of Max Ernst, Adolf Loos, Le Corbusier and Sigfried Giedion, this book also situates Benjamin's work within more recent developments in architecture and urbanism.
This is a concise, coherent account of the relevance of Walter Benjamin's writings to architects, locating Benjamin's critical work within the context of contemporary architecture and urbanism.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
UCC Fund.
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Brian Elliottcurrently teaches philosophy at Oregon State and Portland State University. His recent bookConstructing Community(Rowman & Littlefield, 2010) is an exploration of three contemporary theories of community in light of currently influential approaches to urban development across liberal democracies.