Society and Space Volume 32 Number 2 included a short, previously untranslated piece by Henri Lefebvre, along with an introduction to the essay by David Wachsmuth and Neil Brenner.

Lefebvre is of course well-known for his books on the city, space, and the world, including the English translations and collections: Writings on Cities, The Urban Revolution, The Production of Space, and State, Space, World. His previously-unpublished manuscript, Towards an Architecture of Enjoyment, is forthcoming, and an interview with the editor, Łukasz Stanek, will appear on this site in due course.

Below are five commentaries on Lefebvre’s brief, still-timely, and provocative essay.