Lateness Peter Eisenman with Elisa Iturbe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eisenman, Peter, 1932- author.

Iturbe, Elisa, author.

Series:

Point.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture, Modern.

Loos, Adolf, 1870-1933--Criticism and interpretation.

Loos, Adolf.

Rossi, Aldo, 1931-1997--Criticism and interpretation.

Rossi, Aldo.

Hejduk, John, 1929-2000--Criticism and interpretation.

Hejduk, John.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (121 pages).

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, [2020]

Summary:

A provocative case for historical ambiguity in architecture by one of the field's leading theoristsConceptions of modernity in architecture are often expressed in the idea of the zeitgeist, or "spirit of the age," an attitude toward architectural form that is embedded in a belief in progressive time. Lateness explores how architecture can work against these linear currents in startling and compelling ways. In this incisive book, internationally renowned architect Peter Eisenman, with Elisa Iturbe, proposes a different perspective on form and time in architecture, one that circumvents the temporal constraints on style that require it to be "of the times"—lateness. He focuses on three twentieth-century architects who exhibited the qualities of lateness in their designs: Adolf Loos, Aldo Rossi, and John Hejduk. Drawing on the critical theory of Theodor Adorno and his study of Beethoven's final works, Eisenman shows how the architecture of these canonical figures was temporally out of sync with conventions and expectations, and how lateness can serve as a form of release from the restraints of the moment.Bringing together architecture, music, and philosophy, and drawing on illuminating examples from the Renaissance and Baroque periods, Lateness demonstrates how today's architecture can use the concept of lateness to break free of stylistic limitations, expand architecture's critical capacity, and provide a new mode of analysis.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Series Editor’s Preface

Introduction

Lateness: Toward a Definition

Lateness in the Twentieth Century

Adolf Loos

Aldo Rossi

John Hejduk

Conclusion

Acknowledgments

Notes

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 15. Sep 2020)

ISBN:

9780691203911

0691203911

OCLC:

1153059599