Irigaray for Architects

Series Editor's Preface vii Illustration Credits ix Acknowledgements xi Introduction 1(4) Situating Irigaray 5(8) Irigaray and architectural design, history, theory and criticism 8(5) Doubles and Multiples 13(20) Sexual difference 15(5) Sexed subjects 20(3) Relations and relationships 23(2) `Otherness' and ethical difference 25(3) Subjects and objects: subject to subject 28(2) Multiple realities 30(2) Dialogue 32(1) Passages and Flows 33(14) The cave and passage 35(3) Fluid matter 38(3) Desire, jouissance and love 41(4) Dialogue 45(2) Touching and Sensing 47(15) Self-touch 49(3) Skin, bodies together and caresses 52(5) Intimate dialogues and encounters with the Other 57(4) Dialogue 61(1) Diagonals, Horizontals and Asymmetry 62(13) Symbolic thinking 63(3) Universal architectures 66(2) Diagonals, asymmetry, axes and horizontals 68(3) Property, surveying and division in the `philosopher's house' 71(1) Beyond geometry 72(2) Dialogue 74(1) Bridges, Envelopes and Horizons 75(14) Irreducible spatio-temporality 75(2) Blind spots, holes and gaps 77(2) Abysses and labyrinths 79(4) Envelopes, angels, bridges, horizons and thresholds 83(5) Dialogue 88(1) Voices, Politics and Poetics 89(10) Politics, dialogues, speech and speech acts 90(4) Building sexuate languages 94(4) Dialogue 98(1) Appendix: Guidance for Reading Irigaray 99(2) Bibliography of Works Cited 101(4) Further Reading 105(4) Index 109