| Bourdieu for Architects Contributor(s): Webster, Helena (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415496144 ISBN-13: 9780415496148 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $133.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Criticism - Philosophy - Architecture | Urban & Land Use Planning |
| Dewey: 720.1 |
| LCCN: 2010003530 |
| Series: Thinkers for Architects |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 5.51" W x 8.5" (0.69 lbs) 132 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Pierre Bourdieu is arguably one of the twentieth century's greatest socio-philosophical thinkers and his writings have much to offer anyone interested in the ways that people value, consume and produce architecture. Bourdieu spent much of his life attempting to understand cultural consumption and production through detailed empirical research that included studies of dwellings, art, museums, photography and aesthetics. This book introduces the architectural reader to Bourdieu's key writings on culture and outlines the ways in which they offer powerful practical tools and novel conceptual frameworks for understanding architectural value, taste, and practice. |