The Architecture of Psychoanalysis

Spaces of Transition

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The Architecture of Psychoanalysis

Spaces of Transition

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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.

Table of Contents

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

Product details

Published Apr 18 2024
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 308
ISBN 9781350471283
Imprint Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Illustrations 91 b/w and colour
Dimensions 9 x 6 inches
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Jane Rendell

Jane Rendell is Professor of Architecture and Art…

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