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The Singular Objects of Architecture (Paperback, New Ed)
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The Singular Objects of Architecture (Paperback, New Ed)
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What is a singular object? An idea, a building, a color, a
sentiment, a human being. Each in turn comes under scrutiny in this
exhilarating dialogue between two of the most interesting thinkers
working in philosophy and architecture today. From such singular
objects, Jean Baudrillard and Jean Nouvel move on to fundamental
problems of politics, identity, and aesthetics as their exchange
becomes an imaginative exploration of the possibilities of modern
architecture and the future of modern life. Among the topics
the two speakers take up are the city of tomorrow and the ideal of
transparency, the gentrification of New York City and Frank
Gehry’s surprising Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao. As Nouvel prompts
Baudrillard to reflect on some of his signature concepts (the
virtual, transparency, fatal strategies, oblivion, and seduction,
among others), the confrontation between such philosophical
concerns and the specificity of architecture gives rise to novel
and striking formulations—and a new way of establishing and
understanding the connections between the practitioner and the
philosopher, the object and the idea. This wide-ranging
conversation builds a bridge between the fields of architecture and
philosophy. At the same time it offers readers an intimate view of
the meeting of objects and ideas in which the imagined,
constructed, and inhabited environment is endlessly changing,
forever evolving. Jean Baudrillard is one of the most
influential thinkers of his generation and author of The Vital
Illusion (2001). Jean Nouvel has designed buildings
throughout the world, including the new Guthrie Theater in
Minneapolis, and is a recipient of France’s Grand Prix
d’Architecture. Robert Bononno, a translator and teacher,
lives in New York City.
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Imprint: |
University of Minnesota Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2005 |
First published: |
October 2005 |
Authors: |
Jean Baudrillard
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Dimensions: |
200 x 125 x 7mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
80 |
Edition: |
New Ed |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8166-3913-7 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
0-8166-3913-2 |
Barcode: |
9780816639137 |
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