Design Theory, Language and Architectural Space in Lewis Carroll

Caroline Dionne (The New School, Parsons School for Design, USA)

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Routledge
18 December 2024

History of Art & Design Styles; Industrial: Commercial Art & Design; History of architecture; Literary theory; Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900

Series: Routledge Research in Design History

This volume offers spatial theories of the emergent based on a careful close reading of the complete works of nineteenth-century writer and mathematician Lewis Carroll—from his nonsense fiction, to his work on logic and geometry, including his two short pamphlets on architecture.

Drawing on selected key moments in our philosophical tradition, including phenomenology and sociospatial theories, Caroline Dionne interrogates the relationship between words and spaces, highlighting the crucial role of language in processes of placemaking. Through an interdisciplinary method that relates literary and language theories to theories of space and placemaking, with emphasis on the social and political experience of architectural spaces, Dionne investigates Carroll’s most famous children’s books, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There, in relation to his lesser-known publications on geometry and architecture.

The book will be of interest to scholars working in design theory, design history, architecture, and literary theory and criticism.

By: Caroline Dionne (The New School Parsons School for Design USA)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 174mm,
ISBN: 9781032308111
ISBN 10: 1032308117
Series: Routledge Research in Design History
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 18 December 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Introduction 1. Measuring Space 2. Naming Things 3. Building with Others 4. Making and Unmaking Architecture 5. Navigating the Unknowable Conclusion

Caroline Dionne is Assistant Professor of History and Theory of Design Practice and Curatorial Studies at Parsons School of Design, The New School.