Virilio for Architects

Author:   John Armitage (Professor of Media Arts, Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780415819039


Pages:   144
Publication Date:   02 July 2015
Format:   Paperback
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Paul Virilio is an innovative figure in the study of architecture, space, and the city. Virilio for Architects primes readers for their first encounter with his crucial texts on some of the vital theoretical debates of the twenty-first century, including: Oblique Architecture and Bunker Archeology Critical Space and the Overexposed City The Ultracity and Very High Buildings Grey Ecology and Global Hypermovement In exploring Virilio’s most important architectural ideas and their impact, John Armitage traces his engagement with other key architectural and scientific thinkers such as Claude Parent, Benoit B. Mandelbrot, and Bernard Tschumi. Virilio for Architects allows students, researchers, and non-academic readers to connect with Virilio’s distinctive architectural theories, critical studies, and fresh ideas.

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Author:   John Armitage (Professor of Media Arts, Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.210kg
ISBN:  

9780415819039


ISBN 10:   0415819032
Pages:   144
Publication Date:   02 July 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Series Editor’s Preface List of Illustrations Acknowledgements 1. Introduction Virilio’s Architectural Career 2. Analysing the Oblique Post-Second World War French Architecture, the École des Beaux-Arts, and Architecture Principe ‘Manhattan Out’ ‘The Oblique Function’ The Oblique Church of Sainte-Bernadette du Banlay, Nevers Analysing the Oblique: Bunker Archeology 3. Critical Space On the Origins of Virilio’s Conception of Critical Space The Overexposed City The Interface of Virtual Space The Contamination of Real Space by Virtual Space The Struggle to Redefine the Unity of Time and Place in the Overexposed City Recombining the Real Space/Virtual Space Divide The Sudden Confusion between Reception and Perception, or the Transformation of Matter into Light Virilio: Architectural Theory and Practice 4. The Big Night: Into the Ultracity The Big Night The Unknown Quantity: Farewell to the Milky Way From Urban Stasis to Urban Escape Into ‘The Ultracity’: Anti-Ecological and Escapist Strategies in the City of Extremes Motorized and Accelerated Temporalities: The Mutation of Technical Progress Very High Buildings or Exurbanism at Altitude 5. Bernard Tschumi, Grey Ecology, and the Cities of the Beyond Tschumism Grey Ecology Critical and Hypercritical Space Global Hypermovement Hyper-World Space or the Revolution of the Hyperevent In the Cities of the Beyond Thinking Differently: Grey Ecology and the Question Concerning the Contemporary World-City Further Reading Bibliography Index

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'An exciting ride on the Virilian rollercoaster, where even concrete bunkers (almost) 'melt into air'. This book marks an important advance - written by someone who, like Virilio himself, is sensitive to both the aesthetic and the ethical implications of his work.' - Jonathan Hale, Reader in Architectural Theory, University of Nottingham, UK


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John Armitage is Professor of Media Arts at Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton. He is the author and editor of numerous books on the work of Paul Virilio including Virilio and the Media and The Virilio Dictionary.

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