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An architect's view of the new metropolitan consciousness and the suburban metropolis as the future frontier.The city's reign over our senses, our moods, our very ways of being is outmoded. The suburban metropolis has superseded the city. The new building materials are non-material: electricity, telephony, weather, time, and so forth. Consequently, according to Lars Lerup, architecture and architects must be rethought.Until now, architects have been trained to serve the elite few, as reflected in a belief in customization and the uniqueness of each project. Instead, Lerup holds, architectural educators should promote teamwork and the design of authorless objects, combined with an integration of design and practice. Before we can rethink the architectural curriculum, however, we must rethink the metropolis.And rethink the metropolis is just what Lerup does. In an intellectually far-ranging yet intensely personal manner, he moves from contemplation of the form and philosophical implications of the Pantheon to a discussion of how Levittown residents seek and create community. The result is an exhilarating work with profound practical implications. Unlike the many who view suburbia wit

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Author

Lars Lerup

Publisher

The MIT Press

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9780262122245

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Philosophy, Architecture, History

Rating

4 / 5 (1 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14