Chora 2
Intervals in the Philosophy of Architecture
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press
- Initial publish date
- Sep 1996
- Category
- General, Criticism
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780773514065
- Publish Date
- Sep 1996
- List Price
- $37.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780773566019
- Publish Date
- Sep 1996
- List Price
- $110.00
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Description
Karsten Harries provides a new and long-overdue reading of Martin Heidegger's well-known essay "Building Dwelling Thinking." Donald Kunze and Stephen Parcell consider possibilities of meaningful architectural space for a visual culture, continuing themes they addressed in Chora 1. Further reflections on the spaces of literature, cinema, and architecture include an interview with French writer and film maker Alain Robbe-Grillet and articles by Dagmar Motycka Weston on the surrealist city, Tracey Eve Winton on the museum as a paradigmatic modern building, and Terrance Galvin on spiritual space in the works of Jean Cocteau. Jean-Pierre Chupin and Bram Ratner explore historical themes in their essays on French Renaissance architect Philibert de l'Orme and the Jewish myth of the Golem. Gregory Caicco addresses ethical questions in his essay on the Greek agora and the death of Socrates, as does Lily Chi in her meditation on the critical issue of use in architectural works. A concern with architectural representation and generative strategies for the making of architecture is present throughout, especially in the essay by Joanna Merwood on the provocative House by British artist Rachel Whiteread.
About the authors
Alberto Pérez Gómez directs the History and Theory of Architecture Program at McGill University, where he is Saidye Rosner Bronfman Professor of the History of Architecture. He is the author of Architecture and the Crisis of Modern Science, Built upon Love: Architectural Longing after Ethics and Aesthetics (both published by the MIT Press), and other books.
Alberto Pérez-Gómez's profile page
Stephen Parcell is co-editor of the Chora series and associate professor, Dalhousie University.
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Architectural Meaning after the Crisis of Modern Science
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Chora, Volume Six
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Built upon Love
Architectural Longing after Ethics and Aesthetics
Anamorphosis
An Annotated Bibliography
Chora 1
Intervals in the Philosophy of Architecture
Architecture, Ethics, and Technology
