{"product_id":"xenoaesthetics-a-posthumanist-approach-to-architectural-encounter-hardcover","title":"Xenoaesthetics: A Posthumanist Approach to Architectural Encounter - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGonzalo Vaillo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExamining our relationships with architecture beyond human-centric perspectives, \u003ci\u003eXenoaesthetics \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003echallenges conventional views of design and space inhabitation by exploring the architectural project as an autonomous entity. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing together insights from philosophy and architecture, this book delves into the conditions, roles, and implications of architectural encounters, conceptualising the architectural project as a site of unity-multiplicity tension, and introducing the concept of xenoaesthetics as a cognitive mode attuned to this structure. This approach invites readers to reimagine architectural experience as a dual action that reveals the project to us and realizes itself through us. \u003cbr\u003eAs well as implying disciplinary consequences for design questions, Vaillo's work holds socio-political significance for our everyday architectural interactions, contributing to the quest for practices and discourses on equality. Methodologically, his argument draws from Object-Oriented Ontology and the architect Enric Miralles, offering an additional retrospective crossover that enriches both references. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A resource for students, architects, scholars, and enthusiasts interested in exploring architecture beyond assumptions and prescribed value systems, \u003ci\u003eXenoaesthetics\u003c\/i\u003e encourages a deeper understanding of the intricate relationship between humans and the architectural project.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGonzalo Vaillo\u003c\/b\u003e is a Postdoctorate Researcher at the Department of Experimental Architecture - Building Design and Construction at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, and founder principal of the architectural office MORPHtopia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 06, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50148392337656,"sku":"9781350515031","price":197.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/cVN2Gc0IyF9781350515031.webp?v=1786560626","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/xenoaesthetics-a-posthumanist-approach-to-architectural-encounter-hardcover","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}