The SAGE handbook of architectural theory2012
by C. Greig Crysler
The SAGE Handbook of Architectural Theory documents and builds upon some of the most innovative developments in architectural theory over the last two decades. Bringing into dialogue a range of geographically, institutionally and historically competing positions, the book examines and explores parallel debates in related fields. The book is divided into eight sections: Power/Difference/Embodiment; Aesthetics/Pleasure/Excess Nation/Spectacle/Modernity; History/Memory/Tradition; Design/Practice/Production Technology/Science/Virtuality; Nature/Landscape/Sustainability; City/Metropolis/Territory. Creating openings for future lines of inquiry and establishing the basis for new directions for education, research and practice, the book organizes itself around specific case studies to provide a...