
Design Theory, Language and Architectural Space in Lewis Carroll
Caroline Dionne(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 18. December 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-1-032-30811-1 (ISBN)
Description
This volume offers spatial theories of the emergent based on a careful close reading of the complete works of nineteenth-century writer and mathematician Lewis Carroll-from his nonsense fiction, to his work on logic and geometry, including his two short pamphlets on architecture.
Drawing on selected key moments in our philosophical tradition, including phenomenology and sociospatial theories, Caroline Dionne interrogates the relationship between words and spaces, highlighting the crucial role of language in processes of placemaking. Through an interdisciplinary method that relates literary and language theories to theories of space and placemaking, with emphasis on the social and political experience of architectural spaces, Dionne investigates Carroll's most famous children's books, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There, in relation to his lesser-known publications on geometry and architecture.
The book will be of interest to scholars working in design theory, design history, architecture, and literary theory and criticism.
Drawing on selected key moments in our philosophical tradition, including phenomenology and sociospatial theories, Caroline Dionne interrogates the relationship between words and spaces, highlighting the crucial role of language in processes of placemaking. Through an interdisciplinary method that relates literary and language theories to theories of space and placemaking, with emphasis on the social and political experience of architectural spaces, Dionne investigates Carroll's most famous children's books, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There, in relation to his lesser-known publications on geometry and architecture.
The book will be of interest to scholars working in design theory, design history, architecture, and literary theory and criticism.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Academic, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
14 s/w Abbildungen, 14 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder
14 Halftones, black and white; 14 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 174 mm
Weight
320 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-30811-1 (9781032308111)
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Person
Caroline Dionne is Assistant Professor of History and Theory of Design Practice and Curatorial Studies at Parsons School of Design, The New School.
Content
Introduction 1. Measuring Space 2. Naming Things 3. Building with Others 4. Making and Unmaking Architecture 5. Navigating the Unknowable Conclusion