Heidegger for architects

The work of Martin Heidegger has fascinated architects and architectural theorists. It has informed the designs of architects as diverse as Peter Zumthor, Steven Holl, Hans Scharoun and Colin St. John Wilson. Heidegger´s influence on architectural culture has been immense. His criticisms of technology, the authority he found in emotional and bodily experience, and his notions of ´dwelling´ and ´place´ have shaped practice and criticism. He remains, however, perhaps the most controversial thinker of the last, troubled century. His involvement with the Nazi regime in Germany has brought his thinking into question. Despite this, in architecture, the legacies of his thinking are pervasive. This concise introduction is ideal for architects, students of architecture in design studio and students pursuing courses in architectural history and theory.