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Latour for Architects Albena Yaneva (University of Manchester, UK)

Latour for Architects By Albena Yaneva (University of Manchester, UK)

Latour for Architects by Albena Yaneva (University of Manchester, UK)


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Latour for Architects is the first introduction to the key concepts and ideas of Bruno Latour that are relevant to architects.

Latour for Architects Summary

Latour for Architects by Albena Yaneva (University of Manchester, UK)

Bruno Latour is one of the leading figures in Social Sciences today, but his contributions are also widely recognised in the arts. His theories flourished in the 1980s in the aftermath of the structuralism wave and generated new concepts and methodologies for the understanding of the social. In the past decade, Latour and his Actor-Network Theory (ANT) have gained popularity among researchers in the field of architecture.

Latour for Architects is the first introduction to the key concepts and ideas of Bruno Latour that are relevant to architects. First, the book discusses critically how specific methods and insights from his philosophy can inspire new thinking in architecture and design pedagogy. Second, it explores examples from architectural practice and urban design, and reviews recent attempts to extend the methods of ANT into the fields of architectural and urban studies. Third, the book advocates an ANT-inspired approach to architecture, and examines how its methodological insights can trace new research avenues in the field, reflecting meticulously on its epistemological offerings.

Drawing on many lively examples from the world of architectural practice, the book makes a compelling argument about the agency of architectural design and the role architects can play in re-ordering the world we live in. Following Latours philosophy offers a new way to handle all the objects of human and nonhuman collective life, to re-examine the role of matter in design practice, and to redefine the forms of social, political and ethical associations that bind us together in cities.

Latour for Architects Reviews

"Dont get fooled by the title of Albena Yanevas book "Latour for Architects". It is a quick, lively and precise introduction of my work for lots of other professional bodies and academics. This is the best presentation of my entire work that I am aware of."

Bruno Latour, Emeritus Professor at Science Po, Paris, France

"At a moment when more and more designers conceive of form as interplay rather than shape and outline, Latour for Architects further extends research and practice beyond the limits of the profession and into new disciplinary coalitions that are increasingly giving authority to spatial variables."

Keller Easterling, Enid Storm Dwyer Professor of Architecture, Yale University, School of Architecture, USA

"Albena Yaneva does an outstanding job in presenting Latours most important ideas and deserves praise for organizing them in such an accessible manner. Regarding the task of explanation, the book is impressive."

Robert A. Beauregard, Emeritus Professor at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University, USA

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About Albena Yaneva (University of Manchester, UK)

Albena Yaneva is Professor of Architectural Theory at the University of Manchester, UK. She is the author of several books, including Crafting History: Archiving and the Quest for Architectural Legacy (2020) and The New Architecture of Science: Learning from Graphene (2020), co-authored with Sir Kostya S. Novoselov. Her work has been translated into nine languages. Yaneva is the recipient of the RIBA Presidents award for outstanding research.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: In this world 2. Rethinking the Modern Constitution 3. Science in the making 4. How technology shapes everyday life 5. Actor-Network Theory 6. Space and spacing 7. Invisible cities 8. The parliament of things 9. A Gaia who cares

Additional information

NPB9780367348618
9780367348618
0367348616
Latour for Architects by Albena Yaneva (University of Manchester, UK)
New
Hardback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2022-03-31
140
N/A
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