A Question of Qualities

Essays in Architecture

Jeffrey Kipnis (Professor, Ohio State University), Alexander Maymind, Cynthia Davidson (ANYOne Corporation / Log)

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MIT Press
02 August 2013

Theory of architecture

Series: Writing Architecture

Essays on contemporary architecture that are less about making critical judgments than about explication, exegesis, and provocation.

Jeffrey Kipnis's writing, thinking, and teaching casts architecture as both an intellectual discourse and a lived, affective experience. His essays on contemporary architects are less about making critical judgments than about explication, exegesis, and provocation. In these eleven essays, written between 1990 and 2008, he considers projects, concepts, and buildings by some of the most recognized architects working today, with special attention to the productions of affect. He explores ""intuition"" in the work of Morphosis, ""exhilaration"" in Coop Himmelb(l)au, ""freedom"" in the work of Rem Koolhaas and OMA, ""magic"" in Steven Holl's buildings, and ""anxiety"" in Rafael Moneo's writing about contemporary architecture.

Kipnis's deft integration of art, critical theory, philosophy, pop culture, classical music, and science-what the volume's editor Alexander Maymind calls ""ancillary material""-into a rigorous architectural theory and criticism makes A Question of Qualities an exemplar of a new way to write about architecture. It is also a distinct pleasure to read. Kipnis transcends the fractious intellectual climate in architecture, stepping outside the boundaries mandated by the vast specialized criteria that the discipline now claims to address. The essays in this volume demonstrate a style of writing that is not so much about architecture as it is an affect of architecture itself.

By: Jeffrey Kipnis (Professor Ohio State University)
Edited by: Alexander Maymind
Series edited by: Cynthia Davidson (ANYOne Corporation / Log)
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 137mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 581g
ISBN: 9780262519557
ISBN 10: 0262519550
Series: Writing Architecture
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 02 August 2013
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jeffrey Kipnis is a Professor of Architectural Design and Theory at The Ohio State University.