| The Last Fortress of Metaphysics: Jacques Derrida and the Deconstruction of Architecture Contributor(s): Vitale, Francesco (Author), Senatore, Mauro (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1438469357 ISBN-13: 9781438469355 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Movements - Deconstruction - Philosophy | Aesthetics - Architecture | History - Contemporary (1945 -) |
| Dewey: 194 |
| LCCN: 2017023408 |
| Series: Suny Series, Intersections: Philosophy and Critical Theory |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.5" W x 8.6" (0.65 lbs) 166 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Modern |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Between 1984 and 1994 Jacques Derrida wrote and spoke a great deal about architecture both in his academic work and in connection with a number of particular building projects around the world. He engaged significantly with the work of architects such as Bernard Tschumi, Peter Eisenman, and Daniel Libeskind. Derrida conceived of architecture as an example of the kind of multidimensional writing that he had theorized in Of Grammatology, identifying a rich common ground between architecture and philosophy in relation to ideas about political community and the concept of dwelling. In this book, Francesco Vitale analyzes Derrida's writings and demonstrates how Derrida's work on this topic provides a richer understanding of his approach to deconstruction, highlighting the connections and differences between philosophical deconstruction and architectural deconstructivism. |