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It stake out a variety of positions in the debate over the extent to which it is possible— or desirable—to escape from, resist, or suggest plausible alternatives to the dominant culture of consumer capitalism. Rejecting any dreamy nostalgia for an idealized present or past in which design is completely divorced from commerce—and, in some cases, celebrating the pleasures of spectacle—the individual essays range from indictments of particular architects and critiques of the profession to broader concerns about what the phenomenon of commodification means for the practice of democracy and the health of society.

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Author:   William S. Saunders ,  Kenneth Frampton
Publisher:   University of Minnesota Press
Imprint:   University of Minnesota Press
Volume:   v. 1
Dimensions:   Width: 14.90cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.336kg
ISBN:  

9780816647521

ISBN 10:   0816647526
Pages:   152
Publication Date:   01 November 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable  
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William S. Saunders is editor of Harvard Design Magazine and assistant dean for external relations at the Harvard Design School. He is the author of Modern Architecture: Photographs by Ezra Stoller. Kenneth Frampton is Ware Professor of Architecture at Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation and author of many books, including Labour, Work, and Architecture.

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