'Critical Architecture' examines the relationship between critical practice in architecture and architectural criticism. With 40 essays by an international cast of leading architectural academics, this text is ideal for undergraduate as well as postgraduate study.
'Critical Architecture' examines the relationship between critical practice in architecture and architectural criticism. With 40 essays by an internat...
This edited collection addresses the vital role of the imagination in the critical interpretation of architectural representations. By challenging the contemporary tendency for computer-aided drawings to become mere models for imitation in the construction of buildings, the articles explore the broader range of methods and meanings at stake in the creation and interpretation of architectural drawings, models, images and artefacts.
These critical and often practice-led investigations are placed alongside a range of historical studies considering the development of representational...
This edited collection addresses the vital role of the imagination in the critical interpretation of architectural representations. By challenging ...
A unique collection of contemporary writings, this book explores the politics involved in the making and experiencing of architecture and cities from a cross-cultural and global perspective
Taking a broad view of the word 'politics', the essays address a range of questions, including:
What is the relationship between politics and the making of space?
What role has theory played in reinforcing or resisting political power?
What are the political difficulties associated with working relationships?
Do the products of our...
A unique collection of contemporary writings, this book explores the politics involved in the making and experiencing of architecture and cities fr...
