The Last Fortress of Metaphysics: Jacques Derrida and the Deconstruction of Architecture

Francesco Vitale

The Last Fortress of Metaphysics: Jacques Derrida and the Deconstruction of Architecture
Format
Hardback
Publisher
State University of New York Press
Country
United States
Published
1 February 2018
Pages
166
ISBN
9781438469355

The Last Fortress of Metaphysics: Jacques Derrida and the Deconstruction of Architecture

Francesco Vitale

Between 1984 and 1994 Jacques Derrida wrote and spoke a great deal about architecture both in his academic work and in connection with a number of particular building projects around the world. He engaged significantly with the work of architects such as Bernard Tschumi, Peter Eisenman, and Daniel Libeskind. Derrida conceived of architecture as an example of the kind of multidimensional writing that he had theorized in Of Grammatology, identifying a rich common ground between architecture and philosophy in relation to ideas about political community and the concept of dwelling. In this book, Francesco Vitale analyzes Derrida’s writings and demonstrates how Derrida’s work on this topic provides a richer understanding of his approach to deconstruction, highlighting the connections and differences between philosophical deconstruction and architectural deconstructivism.

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