The Architecture of Psychoanalysis
Spaces of Transition
1st Edition
Published on 1. March 2017
308 pages
978-1-78673-048-0 (ISBN)
Description
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."
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The three narratives demonstrate a competent approach ... An enjoyable read. * Psychoanalysis and History *More details
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustrations
91 b/w and colour
ISBN-13
978-1-78673-048-0 (9781786730480)
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Person
Jane Rendell is Professor of Architecture and Art, and Vice Dean of Research at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL. She is author of Site-writing: The Architecture of Art Criticism (I.B.Tauris, 2011) and Art and Architecture (I.B.Tauris, 2006) among other publications.
Content
May Morn
The Lost Object
The Narkomfin Communal House, Moscow (1928-9)/2012-15
Longing for the Lightness of Spring
The Transitional Object
Unite 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
Acknowledgements
Notes
Bibliography
Index
The Lost Object
The Narkomfin Communal House, Moscow (1928-9)/2012-15
Longing for the Lightness of Spring
The Transitional Object
Unite 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
Acknowledgements
Notes
Bibliography
Index
