Walter Benjamin and Architecture / Edition 1

by Gevork Hartoonian

Overview

Drawing from Walter Benjamin’s ideas, the essays compiled in this book contribute to a critical understanding of contemporary architectural theories.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415482929
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/26/2009
Pages:	190
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 9.80(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Gevork Hartoonian is Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Canberra. He has practised architecture and taught at several universities in America, including Columbia University and the Pratt Institute. He is a member of the editorial group of Architectural Theory Review. His most recently published book is Crisis of the Object (Routledge, 2006). A Korean edition of his Ontology of Construction (Cambridge University Press, 1994) is scheduled for 2010.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction Gevork Hartoonian 2. Manfredo Tafuri and the Age of Historical Representation Andrew Leach 3. Looking Backward, Looking Forward: Delightful Delays Gevork Hartoonian 4. Porosity at the Edge: Working through Walter Benjamin’s ‘Naples’ Andrew Benjamin 5. From Baldwin’s Paris to Benjamin’s: The Architectonics of Race and Sexuality in Giovanni’s Room Magdalena J. Zaborowska 6. Architecture Under the Gaze of Photography: Benjamin’s Actuality and Consequences Nadir Lahiji 7. The Techno-Aesthetics of Shock: Mario Sironi and the Exhibition of the Fascist Revolution Libero Andreotti 8. Mimesis Neil Leach 9. Daniel Among the Philosophers: The Jewish Museum, Berlin, and Architecture after Auschwitz Terry Smith 10. Portbou and Two Grains of Wheat: In Remembrance of Walter Benjamin Renee Tobe