Benjamin For Architects
Brian Elliott.
Overview
Walter Benjamin has become a decisive reference point for a whole range of critical disciplines, as he constructed a unique and provocative synthesis of aesthetics, politics and philosophy. Examining Benjaminâe(tm)s contributions to cultural criticism in relation to the works of Max Ernst, Adolf Loos, Le Corbusier and Sigfried Giedion, this book also situates Benjaminâe(tm)s work within more recent developments in architecture and urbanism. This is a concise, coherent account of the relevance of Walter Benjaminâe(tm)s writings to architects, locating Benjaminâe(tm)s critical work within the context of contemporary architecture and urbanism.
