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OverviewRuminations on the paradoxical nature of amnesia- can the gaps it creates provide spaces for invention?Architecture, the most durable of the arts, is inextricably linked to issues of memory, nostalgia, and history. Yet, in this impatient century, the discipline's relationship to the past has become increasingly fraught. The stream of readily accessible information has trapped us in a perpetual present, and our attention spans have been reduced to 140-character bursts. As archives overflow and data multiplies, these accumulating facts lack any theory of significance. Is history still relevant in a media landscape where time passes at an accelerated pace? This issue of Perspecta-the oldest and most distinguished student-edited architectural journal in America-proposes that amnesia, often seen as a destructive force, might also be understood as a productive one, that the gaps it creates might also provide spaces for invention. Contributions from a diverse group of scholars, artists, and practitioners explore the paradoxical nature of amnesia- How can forgetfulness be both harmful and generative? What will we borrow or abandon from yesterday to confront tomorrow? What sort of critical genealogies can be repurposed, suppressed, or manufactured to reenergize current practice? How might we construct counter-narratives, rebel histories, and alternative canons that are relevant to our present moment? Perspecta 48 considers the uses and abuses of history and ignites a debate about the role of memory in architecture. Contributors Esra Akcan, Amale Andraos, Iwan Baan, Mario Carpo, David Chipperfield, T.J Demos, Kyle Dugdale, Ed Eigen, Marco Frascari, Maria Giudici, Karsten Harries, Sam Jacob, Andrew Kovacs, Sylvia Lavin, Gary Leggett, Richard Mosse, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Stephan Petermann and OMA/AMO, Matt Roman, Saskia Sassen, Russell Thomsen, Anthony Vidler, Stanislaus von Moos Full Product DetailsAuthor: Aaron Dresben , Edward Hsu , Andrea Leung , Teo QuintanaPublisher: MIT Press Ltd Imprint: MIT Press Dimensions: Width: 22.90cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 30.50cm Weight: 1.134kg ISBN: 9780262528122ISBN 10: 0262528126 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 14 August 2015 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Professional & Vocational , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationAaron Dresben is a graduate of the Yale School of Architecture. Edward Hsu is a graduate of the Yale School of Architecture. Andrea Leung is a graduate of the Yale School of Architecture. Teo Quintana is a graduate of the Yale School of Architecture. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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