Toward an Architecture of Enjoyment by Henri Lefebvre (English) Paperback Book

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Toward an Architecture of Enjoyment by Henri Lefebvre, Łukasz Stanek, Robert Bononno Toward an Architecture of Enjoyment, the first publication of Henri Lefebvres only book devoted to architecture, redefines architecture as a mode of imagination rather than a specialized process or a collection of monuments. Lefebvre calls for an architecture of jouissance-of pleasure or enjoyment-centered on the body and its rhythms and based on the possibilities of the senses. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Toward an Architecture of Enjoyment, the first publication of Henri Lefebvres only book devoted to architecture, redefines architecture as a mode of imagination rather than a specialized process or a collection of monuments. Lefebvre calls for an architecture of jouissance-of pleasure or enjoyment-centered on the body and its rhythms and based on the possibilities of the senses. Author Biography Henri Lefebvre (19011991) was a Marxist philosopher and sociologist. His many books includeThe Right to the City, The Production of Space, Everyday Life in the Modern World,andThe Urban Revolution(Minnesota, 2003).ukasz Stanek is lecturer at the Manchester Architecture Centre, University of Manchester, and the author ofHenri Lefebvre on Space: Architecture, Urban Research, and the Production of Theory(Minnesota, 2011).Robert Bononno, a teacher and translator, lives in New York City. His recent translations includeSpeech Begins after Deathby Michel Foucault (Minnesota, 2013) andCosmopolitics IandIIby Isabelle Stengers (Minnesota, 201011). Table of Contents ContentsTranslators NoteIntroduction: A Manuscript Found in Saragossaukasz StanekToward an Architecture of Enjoyment1. The Question2. The Scope of the Inquiry3. The Quest4. Objections5. Philosophy6. Anthropology7. History8. Psychology and Psychoanalysis9. Semantics and Semiology10. Economics11. Architecture12. Conclusion (Injunctions)NotesIndex Review "Staneks work has already taken scholarship on Henri Lefebvres concept of space to an unprecedented level of philosophical sophistication. With the discovery of this new text, Stanek escorts Lefebvre to the center of architecture theory since 1968. Lefebvres conceptual text and Staneks exquisite Introduction together enable the possibility of thinking not about architecture, but thinking architecturally about how we inhabit our world. Toward an Architecture of Enjoyment takes us toward a concept of the architectural imagination that is a powerful mediator between thought and action."—K. Michael Hays, Harvard Graduate School of Design"We finally have access to [Henri Lefebvres] most forceful meditation on the spatial utopia he aspired to. We owe the rescue and publication of this notable book to the perseverance and talent of ukasz Stanek, who wrote the volumes excellent and comprehensive introduction."—Environment & Planning D: Society and Space"A work that is profound, relevant, and important."—Canadian Journal of Sociology"This book, which focuses on architecture and redefines it. . . according to Lefebvre, architecture should work towards enjoyment and against aestheticism."—Finnish Architectural Review"Toward an Architecture of Enjoyment not only provides critical insight into Lefebvre, whose impact is still palpable, but reveals new connections between his ideas and design and, ultimately, capitalism and the built environment."—Buildings & Landscapes Long Description Toward an Architecture of Enjoyment is the first publication in any language of the only book devoted to architecture by Henri Lefebvre. Written in 1973 but only recently discovered in a private archive, this work extends Lefebvres influential theory of urban space to the question of architecture. Taking the practices and perspective of habitation as his starting place, Lefebvre redefines architecture as a mode of imagination rather than a specialized process or a collection of monuments. He calls for an architecture of jouissance--of pleasure or enjoyment--centered on the body and its rhythms and based on the possibilities of the senses. Examining architectural examples from the Renaissance to the postwar period, Lefebvre investigates the bodily pleasures of moving in and around buildings and monuments, urban spaces, and gardens and landscapes. He argues that areas dedicated to enjoyment, sensuality, and desire are important sites for a society passing beyond industrial modernization. Lefebvres theories on space and urbanization fundamentally reshaped the way we understand cities. Toward an Architecture of Enjoyment promises a similar impact on how we think about, and live within, architecture. Review Quote "We finally have access to [Henri Lefebvres] most forceful meditation on the spatial utopia he aspired to. We owe the rescue and publication of this notable book to the perseverance and talent of Lukasz Stanek, who wrote the volumes excellent and comprehensive introduction."-- Environment Planning D: Society and Space "A work that is profound, relevant, and important."-- Canadian Journal of Sociology "This book, which focuses on architecture and redefines it. . . according to Lefebvre, architecture should work towards enjoyment and against aestheticism."-- Finnish Architectural Review " Toward an Architecture of Enjoyment not only provides critical insight into Lefebvre, whose impact is still palpable, but reveals new connections between his ideas and design and, ultimately, capitalism and the built environment."-- Buildings Landscapes Details ISBN0816677204 Author Robert Bononno Short Title TOWARD AN ARCHITECTURE OF ENJO Publisher University of Minnesota Press Language English ISBN-10 0816677204 ISBN-13 9780816677207 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2014 DEWEY 720.1 Translator Robert Bononno Imprint University of Minnesota Press Place of Publication Minnesota Country of Publication United States Translated from French Birth 1901 Death 1991 Publication Date 2014-06-21 UK Release Date 2014-06-21 NZ Release Date 2014-06-21 US Release Date 2014-06-21 Illustrations 22 Pages 248 Alternative 9780816677191 Edited by ukasz Stanek Audience General AU Release Date 2014-08-31 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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