Challenging Norms: Eisenman's obsession.
The article focuses on theorist, practitioner and teacher, Peter Eisenman and his role in architectural culture. One of the fundamental facts about architecture or any sort of vital human pursuit is the possibility of defining and realizing the self, according to Eisenman. Eisenman has interest in t...
| Published in: | Architectural Record Vol. 191; no. 10; pp. 82 - 88 |
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BNP Media
Oct2003
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| Summary: | The article focuses on theorist, practitioner and teacher, Peter Eisenman and his role in architectural culture. One of the fundamental facts about architecture or any sort of vital human pursuit is the possibility of defining and realizing the self, according to Eisenman. Eisenman has interest in topological geometry in relation to his project in the City of Culture of Galicia in Santiago de Compostela. Post-structuralism questions the entire edifice of metaphysics. |
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