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Architecture's Appeal: How Theory Informs Architectural Praxis

Edited by Marc J Neveu, Negin Djavaherian and Robert Kirkbride

Abingdon, Oxon UK: Routledge, 2015.

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Intended as a scholarly 65^th anniversary birthday gift for Prof. Alberto P茅rez-G贸mez, Architecture's Appeal听is a thought-provoking book envisioned to inspire further scholarly inquiries and act as a springboard for discussions in the wider disciplinary field as well as graduate seminars in architectural theory and history. Edited by three distinguished graduates of the Doctoral Program, the volume builds on the architectural tradition of phenomenological hermeneutics as developed by Dalibor Veseley and Joseph Rykwert and carried on by David Leatherbarrow, Peter Carl and Alberto P茅rez-G贸mez.

In this collection, former students, lecturers, and thinkers that have engaged 看片视频's Architectural History and Theory program in some capacity, including Kenneth Frampton, David Leatherbarrow, Juhani Pallasmaa, Karsten Harries, Steven Holl, Indra Kagis McEwen, David Theodore, Paul Emmons, and Louise Pelletier, offer new insights on questions regarding the role of the architect today and the part of history and theory in contemporary digitally-driven architectural praxis.听

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Plate showing the effect of ligatures on blood flow from William Harvey, De Motus Cordis et Sanguinis (1628).

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Contents:

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Acknowledgements.听听

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Introduction by听Marc Neveu and Negin Djavaherian听听

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Part 1: Invoking the Gods听听

1. The Reading Chamber听by听Robert Kirkbride听听

2. The Tower of Babel and Jacob's Pillar: Hegel, Heidegger, and the Death of Architecture听by听Karsten Harries听听

3. Reading What is Written Between the Lines: The Esoteric Dimension of Ebenezer Howard's听Garden Cities of To-Morrow听by听Paul Emmons听听

4.On Virtue and Thomas Jefferson听by听Indra Kagis McEwen听

听Interlude A:听The Architect's Fall听by听Santiago de Ordu帽a听

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听Part 2: Worldmaking听听

5. Made in Usage: Architecture in Fureti猫re鈥檚听Dictionnaire Universel听by Caroline Dionne听

6. Beyond Expression听by听Lily Chi听听

7. On Water and Other Fluids: A Bloody Account of Urban Circulation听by听Louise Pelletier听听

8. Earth or World? Aerial Image and the Prosthetic Imagination听by听Lawrence Bird听听

Interlude B:听The Door of Theory听by听Marco Frascari听

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Part 3: Flesh/Eros听听

9. Tough Love: A Study of the Architecture of Pezo von Ellrichshausen听by听David Leatherbarrow听听

10. Flesh of Stone: Buildings, Statues, Entangled Bodies听by Tracey Eve Winton听听

11. Genius as Eros听by听Lian Chikako Chang听听

12. The Tactile Legacy of Alvar Aalto and its Relevance to Contemporary Practice听by听Kenneth Frampton听听

Interlude C: Sigmund Freud or the Dark听Forest听Room Revisited听by听Natalija Subotincic听听

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Part 4: Fusion of Horizons听听

13. Voices of Tranquility: Silence in Art and Architecture听by听Juhani Pallasmaa听听

14. An Architectural Creation Myth Borrowed from the Phenomenology of Music听by听Stephen Parcell听听

15. Modus Operandi of an Architectus Doli: Architectural Cunning in the Comic Plays of Plautus听by听Lisa Landrum听听

16. Towards an Ecology of the Palladian Villa听by听Graham Livesey听

听Interlude D: Transformative Power of Architecture听by听Steven Holl听听

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Part 5: After the Crisis听听

17. Juan O'Gorman and the Genesis and Overcoming of Functionalism in Mexican Modern Architecture听by听Juan Manuel Heredia听听

18. Architecture or Acceleration: Position as Opposition听by听Anne Bordeleau听听

19. Building Upon Love in an Age of Innovation听by听Peter Olshavsky听听

20. Content and Craft: What do we do when we do the History of Architecture?听听

by David Theodore听

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Interlude E: Two Poems 2000-2011 by Ricardo Castro

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List of Figures.听听

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List of Contributors.