Archigram: Architecture without Architecture (MIT Press, 2005)

This paper looks at the work of the avant-garde group Archigram and its context within the London architectural culture of the 1960s. Archigram stood against the prevailing dogmas of Modernism and sought to redirect and refocus architecture towards innovation and the inclusion of current technological advances. Their critical assessment of architecture du jour is then reflected in this paper upon certain topics within the architecture of the current day and age. A constant criticism of everything around us is absolutely required for change and progress to occur. As if in a process of manipulated accelerated evolution, that which is weak or unneeded must be brought to question and either discarded or altered. This paper argues that architecture is being caught up in distracting phenomena such as the celebrity culture around starchitects, deceptive use of seductive renderings, and the lack of integrity within "green" certification measures. In these critiques, the significance of Archigram's own deductions come alive again. As is mentioned later, ruthless criticism is necessary for truth to become apparent.

Journal of Architectural Education, 2006

Technology and Culture, 2006

ELINE DE WINTER, 2023

Based on the information I obtained during my minor "Modes of Existence," my ideas align with the broader debate on the definition and evolution of architecture. I introduce the concept of two new disciplines within architecture, namely Archicouture and Architat, focusing respectively on utility buildings and residential buildings. I also emphasize the importance of sharing concepts and striving for solutions that address the challenges of the modern era. My ideas reflect an acknowledgment of the changing needs and aspirations of society and the necessity to adapt architecture accordingly. By emphasizing sustainability, functionality, and aesthetics, I remain true to the core principles of architecture. Furthermore, I demonstrate an awareness of broader social and environmental issues such as shared living and sustainability that are relevant to the future of architecture. It is important to note that the evaluation of these ideas is subjective and dependent on the context and perspective of the readers. My ideas could be further substantiated with specific arguments, examples, or research to strengthen the viewpoints and clarify my position within the architectural discourse. Additionally, I am open to debate and curious about counterarguments. While I can also think of several potential opposing views, I have not currently devoted the time to delve deeper into them. It would be interesting to conduct further research on these aspects and engage in a broader discussion.

2011

The title for my talk today is «Always Archigram,» because in it I want to think about the legacies of the Archigram group, the famous British neo-avant-garde of the 1960s. I will suggest that advanced architecture never quite leaves Archigram behind.Peer Reviewe

2018

The historic sense involves a perception, not only of the pastness of the past, but of its presence.-T S Eliot, "Tradition and the Individual Talent", 1919 How do architects and their professional colleagues (interior designers, engineers, builders) create works of significance? What conditions and values conspire to influence the making of memorable and lasting built works? British Prime Minister, historian, and writer Winston Churchill remarked that "We shape our buildings and afterward they shape us." 1 How does that cycle work? What circumstances come together to shape the design of a building? How does that building in turn influence the cultural landscape and the built environment which follow? Architecture 382-001 HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE IV READING BUILDING(S) IN CONTEXT: Examining Forces Shaping Modern Architectural Design 1850-2010 3 of 15 Reading Assignments & Exam Schedule Link to Littman Library website for posted readings: http://librarius.njit.edu/vwebv/search?browseFlag=N&instructorId=35%7CHarp%2C++Cleve&depart mentId=0&courseId=0 §ionId=0&recCount=25&searchType=5&page.search.search.button=Search For assistance, contact Littman Librarian Danielle Reay

March of 2011. Regrettably, the original version was too long for inclusion in the journal, and my inexperience at the time led me to shorten it rather than submitting it elsewhere. Given my continued -if rarely explicit-interest on the topic, here is the longer version, which, contrary to the published one, may read better or at least unpack some unintended hermetism. In the first part I attempt a summary of the book based on the author's arguments and terminology. In the Jorge Otero-Pailos, a professor of historic preservation at Columbia University has written a history of architectural phenomenology. This is not a history of architecture and phenomenology but of an architectural movement that freely inspired by philosophical phenomenology surreptitiously provoked architectural postmodernism's "turn to history." This movement was not a unitary one but rather a "social assemblage" of authors, institutions, and networks, whose coherence and unity can be "only understood retrospectively." Given its elusive subject, the author employs a novel "polygraphic" (as opposed to monographic) method that aims at discovering and reconstructing its theme from disparate fragments. To give cohesiveness to this fragmentariness, the book is divided into four biographical chapters, each discussing one major "architectural phenomenologist" (Jean Labatut, Charles W. Moore, Christian Norberg-Schulz, and Kenneth Frampton), each providing an independent entry to the larger field of architectural phenomenology.

1987

Denys Lasdun, appalled by the onset of postmodernism in the 1980s, invited eleven renowned architects to explain their approach to their work. He's disappointed at how they depart from his idea of the true way. But the outcome is to be expected. A fascinating glimpse of the underpinnings of architectural aesthetics.