In this Book
- The Figure of Knowledge: Conditioning Architectural Theory, 1960s - 1990s
- 2020
- Book
- Published by: Leuven University Press
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summary
It is a major challenge to write the history of post-WWII architectural theory without boiling it down to a few defining paradigms. An impressive anthologising effort during the 1990s charted architectural theory mostly via the various theoretical frameworks employed, such as critical theory, critical regionalism, deconstructivism, and pragmatism.
Yet the intellectual contours of what constitutes architectural theory have been constantly in flux. It is therefore paramount to ask what kind of knowledge has become important in the recent history of architectural theory and how the resulting figure of knowledge sets the conditions for the actual arguments made.
The contributions in this volume focus on institutional, geographical, rhetorical, and other conditioning factors. They thus screen the unspoken rules of engagement that postwar architectural theory ascribed to.
Table of Contents
- Half-Title Page, Title Page
- pp. 1-3
- Section 1. Modernism and its Discontents
- pp. 29-30
- Section 2. Projects of Theory
- pp. 143-144
- Section 3. The Misuses of History
- pp. 225-226
- Coda: A Discipline in the Making
- pp. 299-314
- About the Authors
- pp. 315-320
Additional Information
ISBN
9789461663221
Related ISBN(s)
9789462702240
MARC Record
OCLC
1198213733
Launched on MUSE
2020-10-21
Language
English
Open Access
Yes