Architecture, materiality and society
Subtitle: connecting sociology of architecture with science and technology studies
By: edited by Anna-Lisa Muller, Werner Reichmann
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Basingstoke
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9781137461124
Subjects: Architecture and society
Description: "This collection focuses on the interrelation of architecture and society. It examines the extent to which the insights of science and technology studies can be used to analyse the role of architecture in and for social life. The book's case studies deal with various aspects of social life: ethics, neighbourhood life, aging, perceptions and interpretations of the built environment, participation in design processes, interaction with and the adaptation of architecture. Architecture, Materiality and Society examines the question of whether architecture -- and thus materiality as a whole -- has agency. The book concludes with a thorough analysis of studies carried out so far on the interdependence of architecture and society, both from the field of science and technology studies and urban studies. Finally, it proposes a theoretical and methodological approach on how to research architecture's agency within society."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.