The first house : myth, paradigm, and the task of architecture / R.D. Dripps.

Main entry:

Dripps, R. D.

Title & Author:

The first house : myth, paradigm, and the task of architecture / R.D. Dripps.

Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [1997]
©1997

Description:

xii, 154 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-150) and index.
1. The Origin of Dwelling -- 2. Paradigmatic Structures -- 3. Action and Representation -- 4. The Structure of Paradigms -- 5. Constructing the Paradigm.

Summary:

In the first century B.C., Vitruvius Pollio narrated a myth of the origins of dwelling. In a forest clearing, previously isolated and savage people gathered about the embers of a dying fire; from this gathering emerged political institutions, human language, and the construction of permanent shelters. R.D. Dripps finds in this story the foundation of an extensive theory of architecture still able to offer guideposts for architecture practice. Against any tendency toward theoretical disengagement or self-referentiality, Dripps argues that architecture must continue to address important political, cultural, and social issues. Ultimately, the role of architecture is to provide the structures that enable us to interpret the world and make it habitable. Throughout, Dripp's intensive meditations on Vitruvius are supplemented by extensive notes that establish points of contact with a wide array of modern writers on myth, language, political theory, and the arts.

ISBN:

0262041634
9780262041638

Subject:

Architecture Philosophy.
Architecture and society.
Architecture Philosophie.
Architecture et société.
Bouwkunst.
Sociale aspecten.
Architectuurtheorieën.
Architecture and philosophy.
Architecture Aspect social.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 191809
Call No.: ID NA2500.D75; ID:97-B2823
Status: Available

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