ENCOUNTERS: A Point at the Intersection of Curating and Architecture brings together the principles theories surrounding Curating and Architecture of the twentieth century. Together they prompt the reader to rethink the process of exhibition making. With an analysis of case studies exhibitions at PS1, the Guggenheim, Venice Biennale, and Palais de Tokyo these illustrate the varying theories put in practice and the results of such implementation. In providing a historical context, as well as a set of formal examples these will allow for the interplay of the elements at hand, providing valuable moments of contextualization in a broader cultural context. In this sense, emphasis has been given to the application of Gesamtkunstwerk, auteur, artist-as-curator from a curatorial standpoint; architecturally the discussion of en filade, spiral, universal and en filade en bias spaces; as well as delving into the philosophical movements of Modernity, Phenomenology, Structuralism, Postmodernism, and Poststructuralism in order to inform the discussion and reinforce these links