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On the duty and power of architectural criticism

Title
On the duty and power of architectural criticism / Kenneth Frampton [and many others] ; edited by Wilfried Wang.
Author
International Conference on Architectural Criticism (2021 : Online)
Publication
  • Zurich : Park Books ; [Austin, Texas] : The University of Texas at Austin, [2022]
  • ©2022

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Additional Authors
  • Frampton, Kenneth
  • Wang, Wilfried
Description
319 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans, portrait; 26 cm
Summary
Should architectural criticism be enlightening? Should it help in the creation of a better built environment? Is there a factual basis to it? Does it have a duty to present evidence in the evaluation of a building? Or should it take on what architects say about their designs? In the context of a flat internet, should architectural criticism be able to define best practices? Does it wield the power over who is in and who is out? Architectural criticism is at a crucial juncture. While serious architecture struggles for recognition, much so-called architectural criticism is merely a poorly paid, decorative legitimation for hyperbolic practice. Incisive architectural criticism is rare, while the definition of criticism itself has become opaque. The 2021 International Conference on Architecture Criticism has gathered exceptional papers that define the purposes and methods of architectural criticism: What should be the ethical basis of architectural criticism? Can it be objective in the context of paid content? Should it outline ideal practices? Or what else should it do? All contributions in this book address either the duty or the power of architectural criticism. In both cases, the authors offer the outline of one analysis of an existing building. Incisive and thought-provoking, On the Duty and Power of Architectural Criticism provides concrete case studies for future generations of architectural critics.
Subject
  • Architectural criticism > Congresses
  • Architecture > Congresses
  • Architecture, European > Congresses
  • Architectural criticism
  • Architectural criticism
  • Architecture
  • Architecture, European
Genre/Form
  • Conference papers and proceedings
  • Essays
  • Essays.
  • Conference papers and proceedings.
Note
  • "This book is published following the International Conference on Architectural Criticism held online on October 9, 10, 16, and 17, 2021."--Title page verso.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Introduction -- Origins and Approaches -- High Culture in Conflict -- Criticism and its Effects -- Explicit Criticism -- Critical Reflections.
Call Number
JQF 24-471
ISBN
  • 9783038602712
  • 303860271X
LCCN
9783038602712
OCLC
1354300269
Conference
International Conference on Architectural Criticism (2021 : Online)
Title
On the duty and power of architectural criticism / Kenneth Frampton [and many others] ; edited by Wilfried Wang.
Publisher
Zurich : Park Books ; [Austin, Texas] : The University of Texas at Austin, [2022]
Copyright Date
©2022
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Added Author
Frampton, Kenneth, contributor.
Wang, Wilfried, editor.
Other Standard Identifier
9783038602712
Research Call Number
JQF 24-471
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