Ornament: the Politics of Architecture and Subjectivity - AD Primer

Introduction: Architecture as Ornament? 009          Chapter 1: A Problematic Return 017        The Ornamental Revival in Contemporary Architecture 019        Textures, Patterns and Topology: A Different Ornament 027        The Subjective and the Political 047          Chapter 2: Ornament and Subjectivity 059        The Visage of Architecture 060        The Architect between Rules and Invention  062        Artists, Craftsmen and the Fabrication of Ornament 073        From Clients to Passer-By 082        Industrialisation and the Ornamental Impulse 090        The Ghost of ornament 097          Chapter 3: Politics of Ornament   103        From Economics to Politics 103        Communication and Style 106        The Power of Architectural Decor 122          Chapter 4: Reinventing the Meaning of Ornament 129        A New Architectural Subject 129        Political Uncertainties 144        Meaning and Symbols 145        Bibliography 157        Index 163        Picture Credits 167