Walter Benjamin and architecture

Drawing From Walter Benjamin's Ideas, The Essays Compiled In This Work Contribute To A Critical Understanding Of The Contemporary Architectural Theories. Introduction / Gevork Hartoonian -- Manfredo Tafuri And The Age Of Historical Representation / Andrew Leach -- Looking Backward, Looking Forward : Delightful Delays / Gevork Hartoonian -- Porosity At The Edge : Working Through Walter Benjamin's Naples / Andrew Benjamin -- From Baldwin's Paris To Benjamin's : The Architectonics Of Race And Sexuality In Giovanni's Room / Magdalena J. Zaborowska -- Architecture Under The Gaze Of Photography : Benjamin's Actuality And Consequences / Nadir Lahiji -- The Techno-aesthetics Of Shock : Mario Sironi And The Exhibition Of The Fascist Revolution (1932) / Libero Andreotti -- Mimesis / Neil Leach -- Daniel Among The Philosophers : The Jewish Museum, Berlin, And Architecture After Auschwitz / Terry Smith -- Portbou And Two Grains Of Wheat : In Remembrance Of Walter Benjamin / Renée Tobe. Edited By Gevork Hartoonian. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.