Routledge - The Resistant Object of Architecture: Lacanian Perspective

In a landscape where architecture often serves as a tool for globalized capitalism, The Resistant Object of Architecture offers a necessary shift in perspective. This Routledge research volume examines the growing trend of architecture becoming a complicit part of economic mechanisms and seeks to find a different path forward. Rather than following common responses that miss the core issue, this book investigates the fundamental question: "what is architecture?" By exploring the immanent structural logic of the field, the text develops a framework that allows architecture to function as more than just an instrument of existing systems. This work is an essential addition to the Routledge Research in Architecture series, providing a theoretical foundation for those studying the intersection of architectural theory, Lacanian thought, and social structures. It provides a deep look at how the discipline can reclaim its own logic and purpose in a changing world.