Architectural Technicities: A Foray Into Larval Space

This book explores how architecture is possible by exploring singular architectural concepts such as the entasis of Doric columns, Ulysses and desert islands, a ferryman who stutters, a stilus and a theory of signs, architectural technicities, and a larval architecture. It combines the thought of philosophers with the latest developments in fields like affect theory, cognitive sciences, environmental studies, and neuroanthropology to provide a comprehensive and original philosophy of architecture and the built environment.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 198 pages
Publication date: 29 January 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book delves into a profound inquiry: how is such remarkable architecture possible? To answer this, it embarks on an enthralling exploration of numerous singular architectural concepts. The entasis of Doric columns, the Odyssey, and desert islands will delineate an architectural act that transcends mere representation. A ferryman who stutters will introduce two distinct architectural minds. A stilus and a theory of signs will reexamine the pathways architects can take to cultivate a particular intuitive understanding. Architectural technicities will unveil a membranous and territorial comprehension of architecture. Finally, as a melody that sings itself, a larval architecture will be unveiled, harmonizing space and time.

To support this endeavor, the insights of philosophers such as Gilles Deleuze, Felix Guattari, Gilbert Simondon, and Raymond Ruyer will converge with the latest developments in fields like affect theory, cognitive sciences, environmental studies, and neuroanthropology. By the conclusion of this book, readers, spanning from architecture students and researchers to academics and practitioners with an interest in theory, will have been exposed to a comprehensive and original philosophy of architecture and the built environment.

Weight: 380g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032235257