Binding: Paperback
Description: Walter Benjamin has become a decisive reference point for a whole range of critical disciplines as he constructed a unique and provocative synthesis of aesthetics politics and philosophy. Examining Benjamin's contributions to cultural criticism in relation to the works of Max Ernst Adolf Loos Le Corbusier and Sigfried Giedion this book also situates Benjamin's work within more recent developments in architecture and urbanism. This is a concise coherent account of the relevance of Walter Benjamin's writings to architects locating Benjamin's critical work within the context of contemporary architecture and urbanism.
Title: Benjamin For Architects
Author(s): Elliott Brian (Oregon State University Usa)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780415558150
Pages: 148 Pages
Publication Date: 12/8/2010
Series: Thinkers for Architects
Category: The Environment