Friedrich Nietzsche''s architectural proposal is to build a world. It is not so much a megalomeniac and over-ambitious project in which Nietzsche would lead us to a perfect utopia according to his own taste, but more so a proposed conduct for nihilist Modern men, who have lost God, to overcome that nihilism. Recognizing the weakness of Modern man''s life-compass, Nietzsche is the "architect" who builds a Denkraum, a space for reflection, from which man can master his world once more.

Nietzsche's Denkraum

Markus Breitschmid

Edition Didacta

<p>This slim ''edition architese'' volume (the fourth in the series) offers unprecedented access to one of the world's preeminent architects: Valerio Olgiati, the award-winning Swiss designer and professor at the architecture academy in Mendriso. In an engrossing interview, Olgiati discusses the social responsibility of the architect, the difference between earlier and modern generations of architects, the influence of post-modernity, and the difficulties that confront an architect as a design is built. Accented with details from some of his most notable works, the book provides a definitive overview of Olgiati's approach to the ''organic unity'' of his ''unrelentingly precise'' architectural style. Architectural historian Markus Breitschmid adds a perceptive essay.</p>

The Significance of the Idea In the Architecture of Valerio Olgiati

Valerio Olgiati

Verlag Niggli

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Nietzsche's Denkraum

The Significance of the Idea In the Architecture of Valerio Olgiati