Theorist

Hannah Arendt

1906–1975 Political philosophy

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Details

Nationality: German-American

Classifications

Holder: Individual
Source of authority: Reason
Subject: Human centred
Mode of transmission: Text drawing
Knowledge type: Propositional
Epistemic cluster: Western philosophical

Notes

The Human Condition (1958) informs Frampton's later concept of 'civic form' and 'public appearance' as the sphere of direct citizen encounter, exemplified by the ancient Greek agora.

Connections

authored The Human Condition
proposed The Space of Appearance
influenced Kenneth Frampton

Sources

Hannah Arendt. The Human Condition. University of Chicago Press, 1958.
in Crysler, Cairns & Heynen (eds), The SAGE Handbook of Architectural Theory, SAGE, 2012 — export p. 16 of 20

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First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "Hannah Arendt." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theorist/hannah-arendt/. Accessed July 17, 2026.