Differences: Topographies of Contemporary Architecture (Writing Architecture)

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translated by Graham Thompson

edited by Sarah Whiting

Differences brings together ten essays written over the past decade by the distinguished Spanish architect and theorist Ignasi de Solà-Morales. Many of the essays have never previously been translated, and the author has provided a new introduction especially for this English edition.

Contemplating the panorama of contemporary art and architecture, de Solà-Morales posits that there is no one way to describe today¹s practice; instead he concentrates on elucidating the present dynamic of contrast, diversity, and tension.

In an unorthodox pairing, de Solà-Morales derives his inspiration from both phenomenology and Deleuzean poststructuralism. Combining these philosophical inheritances allows him to reinvoke the human subject without referring to classical humanism or announcing the death of the object. His retrospective review of the disciplines of art and architecture, particularly as they have developed since World War II, provokes him to design, draft, and ultimately build a description of modernism¹s lineage of subjectivity. The result is a provocative construction of fluid "topographies" that articulate, rather than depict, the shaky ground on which our current artistic and architectural production rests.

The essays: Sado-masochism: Criticism and Architectural Practice. Topographies of Contemporary Architecture. Mies van der Rohe and Minimalism. Architecture and Existentialism. Weak Architecture. From Autonomy to Untimeliness. Place: Permanence or Production. Difference and Limit: Individualism in Contemporary Architecture. High-Tech: Functionalism or Rhetoric. The Work of Architecture in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction.

Customer Reviews:

Indifferences.......2003-01-19

The mediocrity of thought culled in these essays is equal to the quality of the translation. De Sola-Morales was a fine architect and an important theorist. His death was a great loss to the community of minds that comprise our discipline. This collection is far from his best effort. Look elsewhere, particularly his essay in the 2G publication of the Barcelona Pavilion reconstruction which demonstrates the nimble intellect of a cultured man.

tectonic.......1999-08-07

i want to see forward in this boo

It's starting to make sense!.......1999-01-17

This collection of essays by Solà-Morales is a very good place to start if you want to understand contempory architectural thought in a wider perspective. Although the author has his own particular viewpoint and refers to the theory and practice of many different architects, artists and philosophers, he always has important points to make in each essay. The structure of the book as autonomous essays with themes which recur throughout the book enable an understanding which does not depend on rigorous knowledge of philosophical lines of thought. In this way the book provides a useful starting point for deeper inquiry into how the modernist project in all disciplines has fragmented. Solà-Morales is comprehensive and far-sighted in his acknowledgement of lines of thought and action such as the radical critique of the 60's and it's significance to architecture. The main premise of the book is a particular way of thinking with which Solà-Morales tries to place architectural works and thought. His enthusiastic reinterpretation of the work of Mies in 'Mies van der Rohe and Minimalism' is remarkable in it's clarity. I found his praise of the work of contempory architects such as Foster, a little too optimistic in relation to the current situation however (High tech, functionalism or rhetoric).

a good way to see architecture........1998-08-24

Personally, I think that is a good book. Other readers may not buy what the writer thinks but I think that it is really good to know an opinion and to understand his argument. This book inspires me to rethinking about architecture in a deeper and alternative way and help me to know what I want to pursuit in the future. The writer comments on different styles of the contemporary architecture and he implies a new way of future architecture.

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*A LITTLE OUT THERE*.......2006-07-22

Okay this one is different. Very fantasy. I wanted to read because the thought of the guy being the horse and the sex was intriguing. Well it's not what you think. Lots of HOT sex, which is good! Small story but with feeling.

An exciting, passionate read.......2005-12-04

Terra, an elite fighting carrier, dreams of the luscious Inez. He can't wait to meet his mate. Inez values her freedom. She doesn't want to be tied down to anyone, let alone a handsome horseman. These two strong characters collide with a passion that sizzles the pages.

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The Rebirth of the AFL-CIO.......2000-01-05

Jo-Ann Mort's book is a collection of articles about the changes that have been taking place in the new AFL-CIO. Under the leadership of John Sweeny and Linda Chevez-Thompson, the AFL-CIO has been reivigorated and has taken on many new project, such as "America Needs a Raise," a call for all Americans, Union or not to have a living wage and a rising standard of living. In prior years organized labor just tried to hold onto what it had, and saw its influence with the democratic party decline. But today's movement has focused on recruiting new members, and building membership in America's unions to secure a voice for all Americans. Many of the articles, such as "Part-time America Won't Work," which is about the 1997 UPS-Teamster's strike against the transitionto a part-time work force, are important to most people. Prior to 1995, it would have seen likely that organized labor would slip away. But today, with the new AFL-CIO's energy and issues that address the economic plight most American, seem to have momentum. Who would have thought of IBM employees trying to unionize fifteen years ago?

One great book - a real winner!.......1999-04-22

I have always been a huge fan of labor. I believe in the cause of the average guy. I am a proud pro-labor Democrat and a proud supporter of organized labor. I am a proud believer in the ideals behind the New Deal-Fair Deal-New Frontier-Great Society liberalism. I believe that government's job is to protect the weakest among us. Social and moral justice is a must. Thus, when I saw this book, I knew I would love it - and I did! This has labor's pro-worker political, economic and social agenda outlined clearly and concisely. Here you see what the working person in the U.S. needs - decent wages, good health care, education, training, a decent job atmosphere and a society which values families. Here you see the right wing's awful attack on labor through a cut buying power for the Minimum Wage, attacks on Medicare and Social Security and attacks on the right to collective bargaining. The fact is that, despite its often mentioned corruption from the leadership, labor remains one of the most credible sources for average political participation. Nowhere else can one who is honestly concerned about families find an organization or source which allows such participation politically and socially. Other groups - on left and right - do not allow this. The trial lawyers, health insurance groups, doctors associations, business groups and right wing anti-labor groups are all greedy bandits. The religious right manipulates persons and scares them. The civil rights organizations are the closest thing we have to labor groups. Yet, labor wins for labor is a group with an agenda which spans all parts of America. After all, who does not benefit from the right to join and strike with a legal union, universal health care, social investments in day care, education, jobs and training and family leave? Who does not win when the least among us get fed, clothed, housed and get a dignified job? The agenda outlined here is what we need in this right wing era. The U.S. desparately needs a health care system in which all have care. We need a rejuvinated public education system. We need fair labor laws. We need fair civil rights and equal protection laws. We need day care, family leave and a fair Minimum Wage. Full employment is still necessary. This book is great. For anybody who wants to find out where this country should be headed, this one is a true winner!

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