Modern Architecture and the Lifeworld

Writer, architect, editor, and professor Kenneth Frampton has long exerted a tremendous global influence on both the theory and practice of architecture. In this illustrated volume, twenty-seven contributors from around the world explore and pay homage to his writing and teaching. Intended for architects, scholars, and students, the book is organized around broad themes representative of Frampton’s contributions to the discipline, including landscape and urban form, technology and place, and pedagogy and practice. The premise of Modern Architecture and the Lifeworld is rooted in Frampton’s understanding of the ways in which architecture must engage with both cultural and constructional imperatives; and it collectively addresses strategies for grappling with a range of contemporary issues, including the political discourses surrounding region and globalization, the future of the public realm, and the role of women in advancing the practice of architecture.