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A concise account of the relevance of Henri Lefebvre's writing for the theory and practice of architecture, planning and urban design. Here is an introduction accessible for students and practitioners who wish to engage with the design possibilities offered by Lefebvre's philosophy.

Lefebvre for Architects

1. Introduction: Lefebvre for Architects  Lefebvre for Architects  The Problematic of Architecture  Lefebvre and Architecture  Architecture Thinking Its Own Thoughts  2. Utopia and a New Romanticism  Utopia as the Prospect of the Possible  Romanticism & Utopia  Generate & Degenerate Utopias  Critiques of Everyday Life  There is no alternative? Or, Lefebvre and Utopia  Lefebvre's Other Vision of Utopia  Dialectical Utopianism  Experimental and Theoretical Utopias  The Utopian Prospect of Lefebvre  3. The Production of Space  Problematic of The Production of Space  From Space to Place  Overcoming Cartesian Logic  Representations of the Relations of Production  Recuperating the Social  Repetition Everywhere  Spatial Codes  Spatial Practice / Representations of Space / Representational Space  The Antithesis of Systems  4. Rhythmanalysis and the TimeSpace of the City  Counterpractices for Today  Elements of Rhythmanalysis  Phenomenology from Your Window?  The Perils of Capital  The Rhythmanalyst and the Architect  5. Conclusion: Another Scale?  Further Reading  Bibliography  Index