Superhumanity: Design of the Self
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Superhumanity: Design of the Self
By (Author) Nick Axel
Edited by Beatriz Colomina
Edited by Nikolaus Hirsch
Edited by Anton Vidokle
Edited by Mark Wigley
University of Minnesota Press
University of Minnesota Press
1st March 2018
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Psychology: the self, ego, identity, personality
Philosophy: aesthetics
Theory of art
745.01
Physical Properties
Paperback
448
Width 178mm, Height 254mm, Spine 51mm
Description
Superhumanityseeks to explore and challenge our understanding of "design" by engaging with and departing from the concept of the "self." This volume brings together more than fifty essays by leading scientists, artists, architects, designers, philosophers, historians, archaeologists, and anthropologists, probing the idea that we are and always have been continuously reshaped by the artifacts we shape.
Reviews
"The essays themselves offer valuable and engaging interdisciplinary perspectives on design and design theory, and could be successfully assigned in a design studio, exposing students to the too-often overlooked failures in design thinking and execution."Design and Culture
Author Bio
Nick Axel is the deputy editor of e-flux.
Beatriz Colomina is professor of architecture at Princeton University. She is coauthor (with Mark Wigley) of Are We Human Notes on an Archaeology of Design.
Nikolaus Hirsch is an architect and curator based in Frankfurt, Germany.
Anton Vidokle is the founder and director of e-flux.
Mark Wigley is professor and dean emeritus at the Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation. He is the author of numerous books, including Buckminster Fuller Inc.: Architecture in the Age of Radio.
