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Writing and Seeing Architecture (Paperback)
Christian De Portzamparc, Philippe Sollers; Translated by Catherine Tihanyi; Foreword by Deborah Hauptmann
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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 Cite 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 Levy. 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 Levi-Strauss.Deborah
Hauptmann is associate professor of architecture theory at Delft
University of Technology, The Netherlands.
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