The Will To Architecture: Kojin Karatani and Critics of the Traditional Metaphor of Architecture in Western Philosophy. Review of: Nadir Lahiji (2024). Kōjin Karatani’s Philosophy of Architecture. London and New York: Routledge. 180p.
The monograph of Nadir Lahiji, which is devoted to the philosophy of architecture of the outstanding Japanese thinker Kojin Karatani, is overviewed. The author presents a thorough analysis of Karatani's philosophical project, demonstrates its closeness to Kant's critical philosophy. Lahiji reveals Karatani's groundbreaking definition of Will to Architecture and the use of architectural metaphors in Western philosophy.