Architecture and Modernity

A Critique

Hilde Heynen (Professor of Architectural Theory, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven)

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MIT Press
28 February 2000

Theory of architecture; Cultural studies

Series: Architecture and Modernity

Bridges the gap between the history and theory of twentieth-century architecture and cultural theories of modernity.

In this exploration of the relationship between modernity, dwelling, and architecture, Hilde Heynen attempts to bridge the gap between the discourse of the modern movement and cultural theories of modernity. On one hand, she discusses architecture from the perspective of critical theory, and on the other, she modifies positions within critical theory by linking them with architecture. She assesses architecture as a cultural field that structures daily life and that embodies major contradictions inherent in modernity, arguing that architecture nonetheless has a certain capacity to adopt a critical stance vis- -vis modernity.

Besides presenting a theoretical discussion of the relation between architecture, modernity, and dwelling, the book provides architectural students with an introduction to the discourse of critical theory. The subchapters on Walter Benjamin, Ernst Bloch, Theodor Adorno, and the Venice School (Tafuri, Dal Co, Cacciari) can be studied independently for this purpose.

By: Hilde Heynen (Professor of Architectural Theory Katholieke Universiteit Leuven)
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 522g
ISBN: 9780262581899
ISBN 10: 0262581892
Series: Architecture and Modernity
Pages: 276
Publication Date: 28 February 2000
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Architecture and Modernity: A Critique

"""[A] very helpful synthetic overview of the principal positions in critical theory's arguments over modernity."" South Carolina Review "" Architecture and Modernity traces some of the most important momentsof the discourse on the 'crisis' of architecture brought about by thechanges of modernity."" Beatriz Colomina , School of Architecture, Princeton University"