Assemblage

Anderson and McFarlane have presented us with the idea of “assemblage thinking.” Assemblage thinking is founded on the principle that all such uses of the concept should be treated as equally valid regardless of their philosophical origins or uses. This is, they argue, because “there is no single ‘correct’ way to deploy the term, nor does any theoretical tradition or style hold an exclusive right to it.”4 Expanding this principle further, they argue that such diversity should be encouraged within the literature to ensure the concept continues to expand and evolve in new and unpredictable ways.-- Gareth AbrahamsTo cite this article: Gareth Abrahams (2020): The Building as a Deleuzoguattarian Strata/Machinic Assemblage, Architectural Theory Review, DOI: 10.1080/13264826.2019.1698397
Deleuze and Guattari use concepts like the assemblage in different ways. Within A Thousand Plateaus alone one could argue that the descriptions of the machinic assemblage in the third chapter (“Geology of Morals”) does not neatly align with the use of the concept within the subsequent chapter (“Postulates of Language”). These variations become all the more significant if we extend this across Deleuze and Guattari’s broader corpus and across the work produced by them independently. Whilst one might form a clear distinction between Deleuze’s work prior to and after his engagement with Guattari and vice versa, even this simple distinction is problematic. Bogue suggests that it may be more appropriate to talk of several Deleuzes, several Guattaris and several Deleuze and Guattaris-- Gareth AbrahamsTo cite this article: Gareth Abrahams (2020): The Building as a Deleuzoguattarian Strata/Machinic Assemblage, Architectural Theory Review, DOI: 10.1080/13264826.2019.1698397
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