Theorist

Marc Augé

1935–2023 Anthropology of supermodernity (non-places)

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Details

Nationality: French

Classifications

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

Connections

proposed Non-Place
influenced Hans Ibelings

Sources

Marc Augé. Non-Places: Introduction to an Anthropology of Supermodernity. Verso, 1995.
Marc Augé. An Anthropology for Contemporaneous Worlds. Stanford University Press, 1999.
in Crysler, Cairns & Heynen (eds), The SAGE Handbook of Architectural Theory, SAGE, 2012 — export p. 15 of 20
in Crysler, Cairns & Heynen (eds), The SAGE Handbook of Architectural Theory, SAGE, 2012 — export p. 4 of 22

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First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "Marc Augé." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theorist/marc-auge/. Accessed September 1, 2026.