Ontology of Construction
Ontology of Construction
On Nihilism of Technology and Theories of Modern Architecture
Gevork Hartoonian
Kenneth Frampton
Kenneth Frampton
March 1997
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Ontology of Construction explores theories of construction in modern architecture, focusing on the relationship between nihilism of technology and architecture. The essays articulate the implications of technology in works by such architects as Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Mies Van der Rohe. Hartoonian also examines Gottfried Semper's discourse on the tectonic and the relationship between architecture and other crafts. Emphasizing "fabrication" as a critical theme for contemporary architectural theory and practice, Ontology of Construction is a provocative contribution to the current debate in these areas.
- A very important contribution to contemporary architectural theory
- Emphasises 'fabrication' as a critical theme
- Includes a comprehensive examination of theories and practices of construction
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March 1997Paperback
9780521586450
142 pages
255 × 180 × 8 mm
0.32kg
30 b/w illus.
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Table of Contents
- 1. Montage: recoding the Tectonic
- 2. Architecture and the question of technology: two positions and the 'other'
- 3. Adolf Loos: the awakening moments of tradition in modern architecture
- 4. Métier: Frank Lloyd Wright's tradition of dwelling
- 5. Mies van der Rohe: the genealogy of column and wall
- 6. Construction of the not yet construed.
