From the mid-1960s onwards Michel Foucault has had a significant
impact on diverse aspects of culture, knowledge and arts including
architecture and its critical discourse. The implications for
architecture have been wide-ranging. His archaeological and
genealogical approaches to knowledge have transformed architectural
history and theory, while his attitude to arts and aesthetics led
to a renewed focus on the avant-garde. Prepared by an architect,
this book offers an excellent entry point into the remarkable work
of Michel Foucault, and provides a focused introduction suitable
for architects, urban designers, and students of architecture.
Foucault's crucial juxtaposition of space, knowledge and power has
unlocked novel spatial possibilities for thinking about design in
architecture and urbanism. While the philosopher's ultimate
attention on the issues of body and sexuality has defined our
understanding of the possibilities and limits of human condition
and its relation to architecture. The book concentrates on a number
of historical and theoretical issues often addressed by Foucault
that have been grouped under the themes of archaeology, enclosure,
bodies, spatiality and aesthetics in order to examine and
demonstrate their relevancy for architectural knowledge, its
history and its practice.
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