Books in the Thinkers for Architects series

Examining Walter Benjamin's contributions to cultural criticism in relation to the works of Max Ernst, Adolf Loos, Le Corbusier and Sigfried Giedion, this book also situates Benjamin's work within more recent developments in architecture and urbanism.

Pierre Bourdieu is arguably one of the twentieth century's greatest socio-philosophical thinkers and his writings have much to offer those interested in the ways that people value, consume and produce architecture. This book introduces the architectural reader to Bourdieu's key writings on culture.

Suitable for architects, this book focuses on the work of critic Homi K Bhabha, who's work has been used as a means to analyse architectural practices in colonised contexts. It reveals how his work contributes to architectural theory and the study of contemporary architectures in general, not only in colonial and postcolonial contexts.

Suitable for architects, this title examines the relevance of Luce Irigaray's work for architecture. It explores the bodily, spatio-temporal, political and cultural value of her ideas for making, discussing and experiencing architecture.

Provides an introduction for students of architecture in design studio at all levels, students of architecture pursuing undergraduate and postgraduate courses in architectural theory, academics and interested architectural practitioners.

Summarizes what Maurice Merleau-Ponty has to offer for architects, locates his architectural thinking in the context of his work, introduces key texts, and helps decode difficult terms.

Provides an introduction to Heidegger's philosophy and introduces key themes in his thinking. This guide is useful for students of architecture in design studio at different levels; students of architecture pursuing undergraduate and postgraduate courses in architectural theory; and, academics and interested architectural practitioners.