Writing and Seeing Architecture

Portzamparc, Christian de; Sollers, Philippe

ISBN 10: 081664568X / ISBN 13: 9780816645688

Verlag: Univ Of Minnesota Press (edition ), 2008

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Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Writing and Seeing Architecture
• Verlag: Univ Of Minnesota Press (edition )
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 081664568X
• ISBN-13: 9780816645688
• Einband: Paperback
• Zustand: Good

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Inhaltsangabe

The creative forms of literature and architecture appear to be distinct, one constructing a world on the page, the other producing the world in which we live. It is a conscious act to read literature, but the effects of architecture can pass by unnoticed. Yet, despite such obvious differences, writers and architects share a dynamic with their readers and visitors that is unpredictably similar.

 

Writing and Seeing Architecture unveils a candid conversation between Christian de Portzamparc, celebrated French architect, and influential theorist Philippe Sollers that challenges us to see the analogous nature of writing and architecture. Their fascinating discussion offers a renewal of visionary architectural thinking by invoking past literary ideals that sought to liberate society through the reinvention of writing itself. Urging that new rules be set for each creation rather than resorting to limitations of the capitalist society, the authors’ daring confrontation of the interactions between writing and designing a space forcefully demonstrates the importance of intellectuals and practitioners intervening in the public sphere.

 

Christian de Portzamparc is an architect whose designs include the French Embassy in Germany, the CitÉ de la Musique in Paris, and the LVMH Tower in New York City.

He was winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1994.

 

Philippe Sollers is a novelist and critic whose journal Tel Quel (1960–1982) published Jacques Derrida, Michel Foucault, and Bernard-Henri LÉvy. He is the author of many books, including The Park and Une Vie Divine.

 

Catherine Tihanyi’s translations include One Must Also Be Hungarian by Adam Biro and The Story of Lynx by Claude LÉvi-Strauss.

 

Deborah Hauptmann is associate professor of architecture theory at Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Charlotte y Peter Fiell son dos autoridades en historia, teoría y crítica del diseño y han escrito más de sesenta libros sobre la materia, muchos de los cuales se han convertido en éxitos de ventas. También han impartido conferencias y cursos como profesores invitados, han comisariado exposiciones y asesorado a fabricantes, museos, salas de subastas y grandes coleccionistas privados de todo el mundo. Los Fiell han escrito numerosos libros para TASCHEN, entre los que se incluyen 1000 Chairs, Diseño del siglo XX, El diseño industrial de la A a la Z, Scandinavian Design y Diseño del siglo XXI.