Main entry:

Rendell, Jane, 1967- author.

Title & Author:

The architecture of psychoanalysis : spaces of transition / Jane Rendell.

Publication:

London : I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd., 2017.
©2017

Description:

297 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
May morn -- The lost object -- The Narkomfin Communal House, Moscow (1928-9)/2012-15 -- Longing for the lightness of spring -- The transitional object -- Unité d'Habitation, Marseilles (1947-52)/2012-15 -- May mourn -- The setting -- The Alton Estate, Roehampton, London (1954-8)2012-15 -- Moss green -- Afterwardsness -- The Children's Home Laboratory, Moscow (1921-5)/2012-15 -- Afterwords -- Figurations -- Forwards.

Summary:

"In this thought-provoking book, Jane Rendell explores how architectural space registers in psychoanalysis. She investigates both the inherently spatial vocabulary of psychoanalysis and ideas around the physical 'setting' of the psychoanalytic encounter, with reference to Sigmund Freud, D.W. Winnicott and Andre Green. Building on the innovative writing methods employed in Art and Architecture and Site-Writing, she also addresses the concept of architecture as 'social condenser' a Russian constructivist notion that connects material space and community relations. Tracing this idea's progress from 1920s Moscow to 1950s Britain, Rendell shows how interior and exterior meet in both psychoanalysis and architectural practice. Illuminating a novel field of interdisciplinary enquiry, this book breathes fresh life into notions of social space."--Publisher.

ISBN:

9781784536541 (paperback)
1784536547 (paperback)
(eISBN)
9781786720481
1786720485
(ePDF)
9781786730480
1786730480

Subject:

Psychoanalysis and architecture.
Housing Psychological aspects.
Psychanalyse et architecture.
Mental health facilities.
Psychoanalysis.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 299234
Call No.: BIB 245344
Status: Available