Tahl Kaminer: 2 books
The Efficacy of Architecture
Political Contestation and Agency
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2016
A significant ideological transition has taken place in the discipline of architecture in the last few years. Originating in a displeasure with the ‘starchitecture’ system and the focus on aesthetic innovation, a growing number of architects, emboldened by the 2007–8 economic crisis, have staged...
Architecture, Crisis and Resuscitation
The Reproduction of Post-Fordism in Late-Twentieth-Century Architecture
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2011
Studying the relation of architecture to society, this book explains the manner in which the discipline of architecture adjusted itself in order to satisfy new pressures by society. Consequently, it offers an understanding of contemporary conditions and phenomena, ranging from the ubiquity of landmark...