What is a Machine for Living In?
Years ago, in one of my first architecture courses, my classmates and I often found ourselves totally confused by a professor who only spoke using 14-letter words and philosophical metaphors that […]
Category Archives: Theory
Postmodern is Punk
F*** authority! could have easily been the tagline of postmodernism. Today, postmodern architecture just seems kooky and weird but it was actually born out of the protests, riots, strikes, and civil unrest […]
Manifestos and How to Use Them
Architects often struggle with explaining the relevance of what we study and practice. We can talk about the different modernist movements or the latest applications of 3D printing until the cows […]
Do Architecture and Philosophy Mix?–or–My Consternation Regarding Phenomenological Epistemology
Architects are notorious for speaking a ridiculous language known to some as ‘archispeak.’ Some of it can be attributed to smart people trying to economize their words, some of it […]
