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Prospects for the Philosophy of Architecture
Prospects for the Philosophy of Architecture

Author(s): Ludger Schwarte
Subject(s): Philosophy, Architecture
Published by: Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju
Keywords: arkhe; architectural philosophy; infrastructure; critical theory; body politics

Summary/Abstract: Philosophy deals with aspects of architecture that cannot be grasped by the established methods of history of art and theory of architecture, and proposes approaches which can help elucidate the key concepts of architecture, including aesthetic, ethical or social dimensions. My paper tries to sketch the scope of the questions architectural philosophy asks and give a short genealogy of its emergence. Furthermore, it argues for a specifically materialist understanding of the way in which architecture and philosophy correlate.

  • Issue Year: 1/2023
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 9-23
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: English