Publication

2015 - Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, England

Language

English

Word Count

66,000 words, Guess

Page Count

264 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-101137461128
  • ISBN-139781137461124
  • Library of Congress Control Number2015451632
  • OCLC Control Number910834786
  • Better World Books9781137461124
and 1 more

Classifications

  • DDC720.1/03
  • LCCNA2543.S6 A6313 2015
  • LCCHM401-1281GF1-900NA1
and 1 more
  • LCCNA2543.S6 A73 2015

Description

"This collection focuses on the interrelation of architecture and society. It examines the extent to which the insights of science and technology studies can be used to analyse the role of architecture in and for social life. The book's case studies deal with various aspects of social life: ethics, neighbourhood life, aging, perceptions and interpretations of the built environment, participation in design processes, interaction with and the adaptation of architecture. Architecture, Materiality and Society examines the question of whether architecture -- and thus materiality as a whole -- has agency. The book concludes with a thorough analysis of studies carried out so far on the interdependence of architecture and society, both from the field of science and technology studies and urban studies. Finally, it proposes a theoretical and methodological approach on how to research architecture's agency within society."--Publisher's website.

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