Kenosis Creativity Architecture : Appearance through Emptying (Hardcover)

Foreword?Jeff Malpas Acknowledgements Part One?Foundations 1. Introduction: Awaiting Kenosis Thinking about Kenosis Thinking about Kenosis through Architecture Thinking about Architecture through Kenosis 2. Kenosis: A Synoptic View Locus Classicus Antecedents Medieval Thinking Modern Development and Revival Analogous Concepts Postmodern Radicalisation Part Two?Manifestations 3. Modernism and Essence: Kahn at the Salk Institute Religiosity and Design Theories in Practice Creativity Ascribed A Deeper Provenance 4. Post-Modernism and Empathy: Pei at the Museum of Islamic Art Container and Contents Cultural Translation Situational Response Materialisation Dervish-ness as Kingly-ness 5. Neo-Modernism and Nothingness: Ando at the Church of the Light Criticising Perfection Potentiality Receptivity Creativity Valorising Imperfection 6. Critical-Modernism and Kindness: Libeskind at the Jewish Museum Berlin Illustrations versus Captions Uncanniness Hope Laughter Spectacularity and Exemplarity Part Three?Amplifications 7. Turning Away and Turning Back: The End of Architecture Barriers to Emptying Emptying to Create Grounded in Emptying End-ing 8. Conclusion: The Grace of Dis-grace Bibliography Index