year of publication: 2012
author: Gabriela Świtek
graphic design: Daria Malicka
publisher: Zachęta – National Gallery of Art
ISBN: 9788360713624

Aporias of Architecture is the first book in the series of Zachęta’s Archive published by Zachęta National Gallery of Art. The series will include archival studies on the history of the Zachęta gallery as well as academic books on contemporary visual arts.

Aporias of Architecture is a collection of ten essays on the philosophy of architecture. Its thematic scope – from the labyrinth of Daedalus to contemporary buildering – results from a variety of architectural practice that draws from tradition. The theme of Gabriela Świtek’s book is thinking about architecture – not in the terms of engineering but in the context of disciplines investigating cultural meanderings.