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From Crisis to Crisis Debates on why architecture criticism matters today

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From Crisis to Crisis examines how reading, writing and criticism can address the urgent issues faced by architecture today, including: the role of the architect in the era of specialization; the function of criticism in diverse political, economic and cultural contexts; and, the possibility of architectural education to take on history, theory, civic engagement and political participation. Drawn from an international public symposium organized in the spring of 2017 by the University of Hong Kong (HKU) Department of Architecture, the book is comprised in equal parts of focused essays and transcripts of the wide-ranging discussions.

  • Ed. Nasrin Seraji, Sony Devabhaktouni, Xiaoxuan Lu
  • Actar
  • Language English
  • Release2019
  • Pages280
  • Format23.5 x 16.5 cm
  • ISBN9781948765053