"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 Lefebvre's 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.
Lefebvre's 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.
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