Benjamin for Architects

In the quarter-century since the publication of 'Das Passagen-Werk,' Walter Benjamin has become a definitive reference for many important disciplines, creating a unique and provocative synthesis of aesthetics, politics, and philosophy.

Published as the first book in the Thinkers for Architects series, 'Benjamin for Architects' assesses the importance of Benjamin's texts for architectural theory and practice. Beginning with a discussion of the intertwined nature of daily life and working life, which Benjamin addressed in his writings on European cities, this book examines his contributions to cultural criticism in relation to the works of Max Ernst, Adolf Loos, Le Corbusier, and Sigfried Giedion, positioning Benjamin's works in light of recent developments in architecture and urbanism.

'Benjamin for Architects,' which meticulously discusses leading representatives of modern art and architecture and attributes value to Benjamin's critical work within the context of contemporary architecture and urbanism, is a concise and easily understandable account of Walter Benjamin's interest in architecture.