{"product_id":"toward-an-architecture-of-enjoyment-henri-lefebvre-9780816677207","title":"Toward an Architecture of Enjoyment","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eToward an Architecture of Enjoyment\u003c\/i\u003e is the first publication in any language of the only book devoted to architecture by Henri Lefebvre. Written in 1973 but only recently discovered in a private archive, this work extends Lefebvre's influential theory of urban space to the question of architecture. Taking the practices and perspective of habitation as his starting place, Lefebvre redefines architecture as a mode of imagination rather than a specialized process or a collection of monuments. He calls for an architecture of jouissance--of pleasure or enjoyment--centered on the body and its rhythms and based on the possibilities of the senses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamining architectural examples from the Renaissance to the postwar period, Lefebvre investigates the bodily pleasures of moving in and around buildings and monuments, urban spaces, and gardens and landscapes. He argues that areas dedicated to enjoyment, sensuality, and desire are important sites for a society passing beyond industrial modernization. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLefebvre's theories on space and urbanization fundamentally reshaped the way we understand cities. \u003ci\u003eToward an Architecture of Enjoyment\u003c\/i\u003e promises a similar impact on how we think about, and live within, architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Henri Lefebvre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0816677204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816677207\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/21\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.60d","brand":"Henri Lefebvre","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086950707455,"sku":"9780816677207","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_569d15f2-7609-4338-ae75-8c0efa54229a.jpg?v=1769097434","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/toward-an-architecture-of-enjoyment-henri-lefebvre-9780816677207","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}