1st Edition
Speaking with Houses A Cross-Cultural Critique of Heidegger’s Ontology
By Michael Linzey
Copyright 2026
162 Pages
by
Routledge
162 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book critically examines the concept of “Being” in Western philosophy and its manifestation in architecture.
The book traverses diverse cultural and historical contexts, analysing five architectural works: the Djoser Step Pyramid in ancient Egypt, the Pantheon in imperial Rome, the Tai-an tea house in late medieval Japan, the Te Tokanganui-a-Noho meeting house in colonial New Zealand and... Read more
1. Introduction 2. The Language-house of Being 3. The Language-house of pre-Being 4. The Language-house of no-thing-ness 5. The Language-house of no-Being 6. The Language-house of post-Being 7. Conclusion
Biography
Michael Linzey is Senior Lecturer (1979-2017) at Auckland University Waipapa Taumata Rau who specialises in Architectural Theory.
