The Architecture of Psychoanalysis
Spaces of Transition
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:8th Feb '24
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Examines the intersection of architectural space and psychoanalysis, exploring how architecture can connect material space and community relations.
In this thought-provoking book, Jane Rendell explores how architectural space registers in psychoanalysis. She investigates both the inherently spatial vocabulary of psychoanalysis and ideas around the physical 'setting' of the psychoanalytic encounter, with reference to Sigmund Freud, D.W. Winnicott and Andre Green. Building on the innovative writing methods employed in Art and Architecture and Site-Writing, she also addresses the concept of architecture as 'social condenser' a Russian constructivist notion that connects material space and community relations. Tracing this idea's progress from 1920s Moscow to 1950s Britain, Rendell shows how interior and exterior meet in both psychoanalysis and architectural practice. Illuminating a novel field of interdisciplinary enquiry, this book breathes fresh life into notions of social space.
The three narratives demonstrate a competent approach ... An enjoyable read. * Psychoanalysis and History *
ISBN: 9781350471283
Dimensions: 222mm x 144mm x 4mm
Weight: 670g
308 pages