Critical Architecture and Contemporary Culture Contributor(s): Lillyman, William J. (Editor), Moriarty, Marilyn F. (Editor), Neuman, David J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0195078195 ISBN-13: 9780195078190 Publisher: University of California Humanities Research OUR PRICE: $212.85 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 1994 Annotation: The third volume in the University of California Humanities Research Institute Series, this book brings together prominent literary theorists and architects to offer a variety of perspectives on the relation between post-modernism and architecture. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Criticism - Philosophy | Movements - Deconstruction - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory |
Dewey: 724.6 |
LCCN: 92022185 |
Physical Information: 0.76" H x 6.32" W x 9.55" (1.25 lbs) 224 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The third volume in the University of California Humanities Research Institute Series, this book brings together prominent literary theorists and architects to offer a variety of perspectives on the relation between postmodernism and architecture. The contributors include such luminaries from the forefront of literary studies as J. Hillis Miller, Jacques Derrida, and Jean-Francois Lyotard; the architects Peter Eisenman, Frank Gehry, and Robert Stern offer their perspectives on the critical role of architecture and contemporary culture. The high caliber of the discourse and the variety of approaches included will draw a scholarly audience from a wide range of disciplines. |