
Utopie
Texts and Projects, 1967–1978
$49.99
- Hardcover
264 pages
- Release Date
24 June 2011
Summary
Key writings and projects from the group of architects, sociologists, and urbanists known as Utopie.“When the imagination reaches and oversteps the boundaries authorized by the institution of culture, we speak of poetry, of utopia…. When the event reaches and oversteps the boundaries authorized by judicial law and by the anomic rules, we speak of revolution.”-Rene LourauThe short-lived grouping of architects, sociologists, and urbanists known as Utopie, active in Paris from 1967 to 1978, was …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781584350958 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1584350954 |
| Author: | Craig Buckley, Jean-Louis Violeau, Jean-Marie Clarke, René Lourau, Antoine Stinco, Hubert Tonka, Jean-Paul Jungmann, Collective |
| Publisher: | Autonomedia |
| Imprint: | Semiotext |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 264 |
| Release Date: | 24 June 2011 |
| Weight: | 1.11kg |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 178mm x 34mm |
| Series: | Semiotext(e) / Foreign Agents |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
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Critics Review
“Packs a lot of intellectual ammunition…[T]here is no shortage of incredibly astuteand insightful reflections on contemporary culture” – Peter Lang , TheArchitect’s Newspaper
Packs a lot of intellectual ammunition…[T]here is no shortage of incredibly astute and insightful reflections on contemporary culture
—Peter Lang, The Architect’s NewspaperAbout The Author
Craig Buckley
Craig Buckley teaches at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture Planning and Preservation, where he is also the Director of Print Publications. His writing and criticism have appeared in Grey Room, the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, and other publications.Jean-Louis Violeau is a sociologist and researcher at the “Architecture-Culture-Societe” laboratory of the Ecole d’architecture de Paris-Malaquais in Paris. His most recent book is Les Architectes et Mai 68.Craig Buckley teaches at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture Planning and Preservation, where he is also the Director of Print Publications. His writing and criticism have appeared in Grey Room, the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, and other publications.Jean-Louis Violeau is a sociologist and researcher at the “Architecture-Culture-Societe” laboratory of the Ecole d’architecture de Paris-Malaquais in Paris. His most recent book is Les Architectes et Mai 68.Jean Baudrillard (1929-2007) was a philosopher, sociologist, cultural critic, and theorist of postmodernity who challenged all existing theories of contemporary society with humor and precision. An outsider in the French intellectual establishment, he was internationally renowned as a twenty-first century visionary, reporter, and provocateur.Henri Lefebvre, born in 1959 in Salon-de-Provence, lives and works in Paris. He founded and directs Les Cahiers de la Seine, a publishing house devoted to contemporary poetry.Jean Baudrillard (1929-2007) was a philosopher, sociologist, cultural critic, and theorist of postmodernity who challenged all existing theories of contemporary society with humor and precision. An outsider in the French intellectual establishment, he was internationally renowned as a twenty-first century visionary, reporter, and provocateur.Jean Baudrillard (1929-2007) was a philosopher, sociologist, cultural critic, and theorist of postmodernity who challenged all existing theories of contemporary society with humor and precision. An outsider in the French intellectual establishment, he was internationally renowned as a twenty-first century visionary, reporter, and provocateur.Jean Baudrillard (1929-2007) was a philosopher, sociologist, cultural critic, and theorist of postmodernity who challenged all existing theories of contemporary society with humor and precision. An outsider in the French intellectual establishment, he was internationally renowned as a twenty-first century visionary, reporter, and provocateur.
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