How can we think differently about architecture? In a world where buildings are no longer merely a matter of form and function, but rather entanglements of technology, politics, materials, and human concerns, Bruno Latour’s thought opens entirely new perspectives for architects. The book Latour for Architects by Albena Yaneva is the first accessible introduction to the key ideas of Actor-Network Theory (ANT) aimed at designers, urban planners, and spatial researchers. The author shows how to trace architectural controversies, recognize the agency of materials and technologies, and design in a world where humans and “non-humans” co-create a shared reality. This is a book about architecture as a social practice. About buildings as hybrids of nature and culture. About the responsibility of designers toward the climate, the city, and the collective. For those who want not only to design space, but also to understand the world in which it comes into being.
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