This manual serves as a comprehensive guide for the Rethinking Architectural Technology, published by Routledge. It is designed to be an essential reference for students and professionals in architecture, design, and the built environment, offering a consolidated source of key texts within the philosophy of technology. The content explores the dynamic relationship between technology and society, examining its influence across diverse fields such as art, visual culture, politics, environmental studies, gender, and the implications of digital culture and virtual futures.
The manual is structured to provide clear insights, with each section prefaced by critical commentary that contextualizes the readings historically and theoretically. It draws upon the seminal works of influential twentieth-century philosophers and cultural theorists, alongside contemporary writers at the forefront of digital culture. This collection aims to equip readers with a robust understanding of the interplay between architectural practices and technological advancements, fostering critical engagement with these evolving disciplines.
This book is an essential reference for all students of architecture, design and the built environment providing a convenient single source for all the key texts in the fast developing discipline of the philosophy of technology. The authors focus on the interplay between technology and society and consider the impact of technology on fields as diverse as: art and visual culture; politics, the environment, gender and the hottest topic of all in today's digitally mediated world the promise of a virtual future inside the fluid 'space' of the computer.
Each section is introduced with a brief critical commentary, situating the readings in an historical and theoretical context. The collection draws on the work of many of the key figures in twentieth century philosophy and cultural theory, including Martin Heidegger, Walter Benjamin, Michel Foucault, Marshall McLuhan, Jean Baudrillard and Paul Virilio as well as a range of writers at the cutting-edge of contemporary digital culture such Manuel de Landa, Marcos Novak and Hubert Dreyfus.
Editor: Braham, William W.
Publisher: Routledge
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: Rethinking Architectural Technology
Pages: 00000 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 2006-12-18
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780415346535
Category: Architecture : Planning
Category: Art : General
Category: Architecture : Criticism
This book is an essential reference for all students of architecture, design and the built environment providing a convenient single source for all the key texts in the fast developing discipline of the philosophy of technology. The authors focus on the interplay between technology and society and consider the impact of technology on fields as diverse as: art and visual culture; politics, the environment, gender and the hottest topic of all in today's digitally mediated world the promise of a virtual future inside the fluid 'space' of the computer.
Each section is introduced with a brief critical commentary, situating the readings in an historical and theoretical context. The collection draws on the work of many of the key figures in twentieth century philosophy and cultural theory, including Martin Heidegger, Walter Benjamin, Michel Foucault, Marshall McLuhan, Jean Baudrillard and Paul Virilio as well as a range of writers at the cutting-edge of contemporary digital culture such Manuel de Landa, Marcos Novak and Hubert Dreyfus.
Editor: Braham, William W.
Publisher: Routledge
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: Rethinking Architectural Technology
Pages: 00000 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 2006-12-18
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780415346535
Category: Architecture : Planning
Category: Art : General
Category: Architecture : Criticism
