Óscar Tenreiro Degwitz critiques a book on Wittgenstein as architect

Óscar Tenreiro Degwitz, in a blog post on veredes.es, critiques the book "Wittgenstein, arquitecto" (Galaxia Gutenberg, Barcelona 2020) by Bernardí Roig, Fernando Castro Flórez, and Agustín Fernández Mallo. He argues that the book misrepresents Ludwig Wittgenstein's philosophical legacy by attempting to connect his architectural work—specifically the Wittgenstein House (Kundmanngasse, Vienna, completed December 1928) and a cabin near Skjolden, Norway (completed early 1914)—to his philosophy in a way that contradicts Wittgenstein's own views. Tenreiro Degwitz accuses the authors of using tautologies and art-criticism jargon, particularly in Castro Flórez's main essay (30 pages with 166 citations), and of trivializing Wittgenstein through four performances: a barefoot philosopher in a nightgown carrying a light through the Wittgenstein House, climbing a mossy rock face near Skjolden, manipulating a model of the house, and transcribing Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand for electric guitar. He suggests the book is a commercial venture aimed at the art market. The post includes references to Tenreiro Degwitz's own 1995 essay "Sobre la naturaleza de la Crítica" and his visit to the Wittgenstein House in May 2011. The book was a gift from his former student Antonio Ochoa Piccardo.