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.
By:
Jane Rendell
Imprint: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: BVA REBRAND
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781350471283
ISBN 10: 1350471283
Pages: 308
Publication Date: 07 March 2024
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
May Morn The Lost Object The Narkomfin Communal House, Moscow (1928–9)/2012–15 Longing for the Lightness of Spring The Transitional Object Unité d’Habitation, Marseilles (1947–52)/2012–15 May Mourn The Setting The Alton Estate, Roehampton, London (1954–8)/2012–15 Moss Green Afterwardsness The Children’s Home Laboratory, Moscow (1921–5)/2012–15 Afterwords Figurations Forwards Acknowledgements Notes Bibliography Index
Jane Rendell is Professor of Architecture and Art, and Director of Architectural Research at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL. She is author of Site-writing: The Architecture of Art Criticism (I.B.Tauris, 2011) and Art and Architecture (I.B.Tauris, 2006) among other publications.
Reviews for The Architecture of Psychoanalysis: Spaces of Transition
The three narratives demonstrate a competent approach ... An enjoyable read. * Psychoanalysis and History *
