Architects are facing a crisis of agency. For decades, they have
seen their traditional role diminish in scope as more and more of
their responsibilities have been taken over by other disciplines
within the building construction industry. Once upon a time, we
might have seen the architect as the conductor of the orchestra;
now he or she is but one cog in a vast and increasingly complex
machine. In an attempt to find a way out of this crisis, there is
growing debate about how architects might reassert the importance
of their role and influence. On one side of this argument are those
who believe that architects must refocus their attention on the
internal demands of the discipline. On the other are those who
argue that architects must, instead, reacquaint themselves with
what many still believe to be the discipline's core mission of
advancing social progress and promoting the public good, and at the
same time the scope of their traditional disciplinary remit. At
root, this question is fundamentally about freedom, about whether
architects still possess it - if they have ever done - and whether
it is possible to find the professional, disciplinary and
individual autonomy to be able to define the spheres of their own
practice. Presenting a variety of views and perspectives, this
issue of AD takes us to the heart of what freedom means for
architecture as it adapts and evolves in response to the changing
contexts in which it is practised in the 21st century. Contributors
include Phillip Bernstein, Peggy Deamer, Adam Nathaniel Furman,
Kate Goodwin, Charles Holland, Anna Minton, Patrik Schumacher, Alex
Scott-Whitby, Ines Weizman, and Sarah Wigglesworth. Featured
architects Atelier Kite, ScottWhitbyStudio, C+S Architects, Anupama
Kundoo, Noero Architects, Umbrellium, and Zaha Hadid Architects.
Architects are facing a crisis of agency. For decades, they have
seen their traditional role diminish in scope as more and more of
their responsibilities have been taken over by other disciplines
within the building construction industry. Once upon a time, we
might have seen the architect as the conductor of the orchestra;
now he or she is but one cog in a vast and increasingly complex
machine. In an attempt to find a way out of this crisis, there is
growing debate about how architects might reassert the importance
of their role and influence. On one side of this argument are those
who believe that architects must refocus their attention on the
internal demands of the discipline. On the other are those who
argue that architects must, instead, reacquaint themselves with
what many still believe to be the discipline's core mission of
advancing social progress and promoting the public good, and at the
same time the scope of their traditional disciplinary remit. At
root, this question is fundamentally about freedom, about whether
architects still possess it - if they have ever done - and whether
it is possible to find the professional, disciplinary and
individual autonomy to be able to define the spheres of their own
practice. Presenting a variety of views and perspectives, this
issue of AD takes us to the heart of what freedom means for
architecture as it adapts and evolves in response to the changing
contexts in which it is practised in the 21st century. Contributors
include: Phillip Bernstein, Peggy Deamer, Adam Nathaniel Furman,
Kate Goodwin, Charles Holland, Anna Minton, Patrik Schumacher, Alex
Scott-Whitby, Ines Weizman, and Sarah Wigglesworth. Featured
architects: Atelier Kite, C+S Architects, Anupama Kundoo, Noero
Architects, Umbrellium, and Zaha Hadid Architects.
General
Imprint: |
John Wiley & Sons
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 2018 |
Authors: |
O Hopkins
|
Dimensions: |
291 x 207 x 11mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
136 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-119-33263-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Architecture >
General
|
LSN: |
1-119-33263-X |
Barcode: |
9781119332633 |
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