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Kenneth Frampton: Conversations with Daniel Talesnik presents seven
interviews with the architectural historian reflecting on the long
arc of his rich and influential career in the discipline. Spanning
Frampton’s early years as an architecture student at the
Guildford School of Art to his nearly fifty years as a professor at
Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning,
and Preservation, the interviews trace not only the development and
implications of his work but also the cultural, political, and
discursive terrain surrounding it. Here Frampton outlines the
formation of his seminal ideas of “critical regionalism” and
“tectonic culture,” and also ruminates on how he understands
his own role as a writer on architecture. The book includes an
essay by Mary McLeod, which takes stock of Frampton’s
“criticality” and his enduring impact on architectural
practice. As a whole, Kenneth Frampton: Conversations with Daniel
Talesnik is as much a portrait of a thinker as a record of the
books, buildings, and ideas that have inspired such profound
architectural thought.
Homelessness is a growing global problem that requires local
discussions and solutions. In the face of the coronavirus pandemic,
it has noticeably become a collective concern. However, in recent
years, the official political discourse in many countries around
the world implies that poverty is a personal fault, and that if
people experience homelessness, it is because they have not tried
hard enough to secure shelter and livelihood. Although
architecture alone cannot solve the problem of homelessness, the
question arises: What and which roles can it play? Or, to be more
precise, how can architecture collaborate with other disciplines in
developing ways to permanently house those who do not have a home?
Who’s Next? Homelessness, Architecture, and Cities seeks to
explore and understand a reality that involves the expertise of
national, regional, and city agencies, non-governmental
organizations, health-care fields, and academic disciplines.
Through scholarly essays, interviews, analyses of architectural
case studies, and research on the historical and current situation
in Los Angeles, Moscow, Mumbai, New York, São Paulo, San
Francisco, Shanghai, and Tokyo, this book unfolds different entry
points toward understanding homelessness and some of the many
related problems. The book is a polyphonic attempt to break
down this topic into as many parts as needed, so that the
specificities and complexities of one of the most urgent crises of
our time rise to the fore.
Like all mega-cities around the globe, Sao Paulo faces huge
challenges. Yet despite these manifold and daunting tasks, the
Brazilian metropolis has since the 1960s maintained a prudent
policy of investing in communal infrastructure, thus providing
inclusive places and spaces for all of its 20m-population. While
many cities aim for a 'Bilbao-effect' by funding iconic,
tourist-orientated projects such as museums or theatres, Sao Paulo
persistently supports programs and usages that serve its permanent
residents. This book, published in conjunction with an exhibition
at A.M. Architekturmuseum der TU Munchen, features a selection of
these buildings and programs from five decades. Ranging from a
simple canopy over a public park to vast multifunctional buildings,
they provide spaces for sports and culture, education, healthcare,
or gastronomy. Rather than merely serving a specific purpose, their
key role is to be places for people spending time together. With
contributions by Renato Anelli, Jose Tavares Correia de Lira, Fraya
Frehse, Vanessa Grossman, Andres Lepik, Ana Luiza Nobre, Daniel
Talesnik, and Guilherme Wisnik; and a conversation with Paulo
Mendes da Rocha and Marta Moreira by Enrique Walker. Photographs by
Ciro Miguel Also available: Wherever You Find People ISBN
9783038600268
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