Rethinking Architecture

by Neil Leach (Editor)

Brought 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.

Genres: Architecture, Philosophy, Nonfiction, Design

432 pages, Paperback

First published October 24, 1996

Reviews

[Jason bailey · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very well prepared text that eclipes the boundries of typical architectural thought. The collections of essays outside the field of architecture allow insight to those without direct architectural training. The text reveals the intertextual nature of the world of architecture while challenging the architect to question the meaning of the architect as creator.

[Duane · Rating 5 out of 5]

(Shows how recently I've been on here)

Excellent review of five major trends in contemporary architectural discourse: Modernism, Post-Modernism, Structuralism, Post-Structuralism, and Feminism.

The fact that it's a survey and I can remember the categories it covers a year after finishing speaks well of it.

[Satitiwikan sunowo · Rating 3 out of 5]

i was interested to read this book a long time ago....but never really got a chance to really digest what this book really is.

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

love it