The Practice Turn in Architecture: Brussels After 1968

ISBN-13: 9781138572317 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 240 str.

Isabelle Doucet

Opis

Brussels, a complex city with a turbulent architectural and urban past, forms a compelling case for examining the tensions between urban politics, architectural imaginations, society’s needs and desires, and the city’s history and fabric. Inspired by pragmatist-relational philosophies, this book tests the potential of criticality through-practice. It studies a series of critical actions and tools, which occurred in Brussels’ architectural and urban culture after 1968. In addition, by showing how pragmatist-relational philosophies can be made relevant for architectural theory, the book opens hopeful potentials for how architectural theory can better contribute to the formulation of a critical agenda for architecture.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: The City as Practice 2. Counter-Projects 3. Interstitial Activism 4. Participatory Challenges 5. Learning From Things 6. Unsung Heroes 7. Conclusions: Towards a Cautious Pragmatism

O autorze

Isabelle Doucet is a lecturer at the University of Manchester, Manchester Architecture Research Centre. She is the co-editor of Transdisciplinary Knowledge Production in Architecture and Urbanism (Springer, 2011).