Armitage, John, 1956-
Virilio for architects / John Armitage ; series editor Adam Sharr, Newcastle University, UK. - First published 2015. - xiii, 129 pages : photographs ; 22 cm. - Thinkers for architects ; 12. . - Thinkers for architects ; 12. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-123) and index (pages 124-129).
1. Introduction. 2. Analysing the oblique. 3. Critical space. 4 The big night: into the ultracity. 5. Bernard Tschumi, grey ecology, and the cities of the beyond.
Paul Virilio is an innovative figure in the study of architecture, space, and the city. Virilio for Architects primes readers for their first encounter with his crucial texts on some of the vital theoretical debates of the twenty-first century, including:
Oblique Architecture and Bunker Archeology
Critical Space and the Overexposed City
The Ultracity and Very High Buildings
Grey Ecology and Global Hypermovement
In exploring Virilio’s most important architectural ideas and their impact, John Armitage traces his engagement with other key architectural and scientific thinkers such as Claude Parent, Benoit B. Mandelbrot, and Bernard Tschumi. Virilio for Architects allows students, researchers, and non-academic readers to connect with Virilio’s distinctive architectural theories, critical studies, and fresh ideas. https://www.routledge.com/Virilio-for-Architects/Armitage/p/book/9780415819039
9780415819039 9780415819022 9781315730691
Virilio, Paul, philosopher.
Architecture--Philosophy
Architecture--General
Architecture--Study and teaching
HM479.V57 / A895 2015
Virilio for architects / John Armitage ; series editor Adam Sharr, Newcastle University, UK. - First published 2015. - xiii, 129 pages : photographs ; 22 cm. - Thinkers for architects ; 12. . - Thinkers for architects ; 12. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-123) and index (pages 124-129).
1. Introduction. 2. Analysing the oblique. 3. Critical space. 4 The big night: into the ultracity. 5. Bernard Tschumi, grey ecology, and the cities of the beyond.
Paul Virilio is an innovative figure in the study of architecture, space, and the city. Virilio for Architects primes readers for their first encounter with his crucial texts on some of the vital theoretical debates of the twenty-first century, including:
Oblique Architecture and Bunker Archeology
Critical Space and the Overexposed City
The Ultracity and Very High Buildings
Grey Ecology and Global Hypermovement
In exploring Virilio’s most important architectural ideas and their impact, John Armitage traces his engagement with other key architectural and scientific thinkers such as Claude Parent, Benoit B. Mandelbrot, and Bernard Tschumi. Virilio for Architects allows students, researchers, and non-academic readers to connect with Virilio’s distinctive architectural theories, critical studies, and fresh ideas. https://www.routledge.com/Virilio-for-Architects/Armitage/p/book/9780415819039
9780415819039 9780415819022 9781315730691
Virilio, Paul, philosopher.
Architecture--Philosophy
Architecture--General
Architecture--Study and teaching
HM479.V57 / A895 2015