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Editorial View: Rethinking our notions of science, economy and reality
Radical new understandings in science, energy and the economy must be embraced by architects
THE BIG RETHINK: Farewell to modernism's inherent lack of sustainability
The second essay in the new Campagin decries Modernism for its betrayal of our essential humanity, and puts the case for why this must be regained to achieve true sustainability. In an emerging epoch based on a vision of a ‘living, organic universe’, architecture must start again to mediate our relations between nature, place and community.
View From Suzhou, China
As the COP17 talks emphasise the need for action on climate change, China is using sustainable development as a political tool
Going for Gold at the RIBA and the AIA
Reflecting on the medal winning success of Herman Hertzberger and Steven Holl
View From Athens, Greece
In light of the deepest austerity measures in Greece’s post-war history, architects can unite communities with a spirit of entrepreneurship, argues Dimitris Karampatakis
Viewpoints: Sanjeev Shankar
The hidden hand at work: unlocking the potential of collective architecture
Occupational Hazard
What could a motley collection of pop-up tents possibly have to offer architecture? Asks Jeremy Till
Survival Tactics for Spain's Harsh New Reality: Making Sense of the Numbers Game
As the economic crisis brings once-thriving construction programmes in the Spanish public and private sectors to a standstill, the country’s younger generation of architects must summon all their reserves of skill and resourcefulness to confront this bleak outlook
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AR EXCLUSIVE: SCHUMACHER SLAMS BRITISH ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION
Irony, allegory and dystopia - Patrik Schumacher sees no future for the type of hopelessly unrealistic education lauded by the British architectural establishment
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View From Cairo, Egypt
As Egypt advances towards democracy, opportunities open up for a more environmentally responsive architecture
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AR reader Gordon Murray responds to William Jr Curtis
Gordan Murray from Strathclyde defends Glasgow School of Art
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Has the steady march of progress been detrimental to the art of drawing?
Former head of the Bartlett School of Architecture at University College London, Peter Cook, ponders the death of drawing
