Sub-urbanism and the Art of Memory - Sebastien Marot
| Author | George Haughton |
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| Publisher | Architectural Association |
| ISBN | 9781999627782 |
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A re-edition of Sebastien Marot's essay anthology 'Sub-Urbanism and the Art of Memory', originally published by the Architectural Association in 2003. Featuring a new introduction by the author, the book is part of a new series of essay anthologies entitled AA Documents. Sebastien Marot, challenges the dominant role of the programme in regulating the design project, and argues that instead attention should be redirected towards the site - the site read in depth, with an active regard for memory. Exploring this analysis, he considers Frances Yates’ book The Art of Memory, Sigmund Freud’s analogy between the past of a city and the workings of memory, Robert Smithson’s account of a tour of his suburban birthplace and Georges Descombes’ design for a small park in the Geneva suburb where he spent his childhood.
| 120 p, ills bw, 13 x 21 cm, pb, English |
Architectural Association
