ARCHITECTURE ORIENTED OTHERWISE

David Leatherbarrow

In this groundbreaking new book, renowned thinker David Leatherbarrow argues for a richer—but also simpler—way of thinking about architecture, namely on the basis of how it performs and acts, "its manner of existing in the world." Leatherbarrow transforms our discussion of buildings from a passive technical assessment into a highly active examination of the lives and performances, intended and otherwise, of buildings. Drawing on an encyclopedic reading of contemporary philosophy and the work of architects he admires, Leatherbarrow presents the case for a sea change in our way of thinking about buildings and design.

2008 / 224 pp / 80 b+w / 978-1-56898-811-5 / hc / $39.95