Bhabha for Architects |
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| Author:
| Hernandez, Felipe |
| Series title: | Thinkers for Architects Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-415-47746-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2010 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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The work of Homi K. Bhabha has permeated into numerous publications which use postcolonial discourse as a means to analyze architectural practices in previously colonized contexts, particularly in Africa, Asia, the Middle-East, South-East Asia and, Latin America. Bhabha's usenbsp;of the concept of 'space' has made his work highly appealing to architects and architectural theorists.
This introductory book, specifically for architects, focuses on Bhabha's seminal book The...
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The work of Homi K. Bhabha has permeated into numerous publications which use postcolonial discourse as a means to analyze architectural practices in previously colonized contexts, particularly in Africa, Asia, the Middle-East, South-East Asia and, Latin America. Bhabha's usenbsp;of the concept of 'space' has made his work highly appealing to architects and architectural theorists.
This introductory book, specifically for architects, focuses on Bhabha's seminal book The Location of Culturenbsp;and reveals how his work contributes to architectural theory and the study of contemporary architectures in general, not only in colonial and postcolonial contexts.