Work

The Arcades Project

1982
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Seminal cultural analysis of 19th-century Parisian arcades as prototypical modern spaces of consumption, flânerie and spectacle.

Exchange

Details

Type
Text

Classifications

Holder
Individual
Source of authority
Lived experienceObservation
Subject
Human centred
Mode of transmission
Text drawing
Knowledge type
Relational embodied
Epistemic cluster
Western philosophical

Referenced by

Sources

  1. Walter Benjamin. Das Passagen-Werk (The Arcades Project). Suhrkamp, 1982.

Cite this entry

First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "The Arcades Project." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/work/the-arcades-project/. Accessed July 17, 2026.