Ontology of Construction - On Nihilism of Technology and Theories of Modern Architecture

Emphasizing "fabrication" as a critical theme for contemporary architectural theory and practice, this study explores the relationship between technology and architecture. The essays articulate the implications of technology in works by such architects as Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Mies Van der Rohe. Also looks at the relationship between architecture and other crafts. 15 photos. 15 line diagrams.

List of contents

1. Montage: recoding the Tectonic; 2. Architecture and the question of technology: two positions and the 'other'; 3. Adolf Loos: the awakening moments of tradition in modern architecture; 4. Métier: Frank Lloyd Wright's tradition of dwelling; 5. Mies van der Rohe: the genealogy of column and wall; 6. Construction of the not yet construed.

Summary

This 1994 book explores theories of construction in modern architecture, in particular the relationship between nihilism of technology and architecture. Emphasising 'fabrication' as a critical theme for contemporary architectural theory and practice, Ontology of Construction is a provocative contribution to current debates in these areas.

Product details

• Authors: Kenneth Frampton, Gevork Hartoonian, Hartoonian Gevork
• Assisted by: Frampton Kenneth (Foreword)
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.03.1997
• EAN: 9780521586450
• ISBN: 978-0-521-58645-0
• Dimensions: 180 mm x 255 mm x 8 mm
• Weight: 320 g
• Illustrations: 30 b/w illus., Zeichnungen, nicht spezifiziert, Raster, nicht spezifiziert
• Series: On Nihilism of Technology and; On Nihilism of Technology and
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; ARCHITECTURE / Criticism, Theory of architecture