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Constructing Culture: The Work of Hannah ArendtSubscription
Architecture’s ambiguity – caught between ‘mere’ construction and artistic practice – raises questions about the relevance of its cultural dimension
How Socialist Architecture Shaped IraqSubscription
The transfer of architectural labour from Poland to Iraq in the years 1958 to 1989 also exported the heritage of Polish interwar architecture
From Practice to Theory: Landscape UrbanismSubscription
In a world increasingly conscious of the environment, landscape urbanism has become an autonomous discipline, developing its own mode of practice and ideology
Almost Exactly: The 7/8 ScaleSubscription
Oval Office replicas produced at 7/8 scale lead to the examination of the ‘almost exact’ and reveal the importance of the residual 1/8 as domain of the spatial imaginary
Learning from CGIsSubscription
Reconceiving the computer-generated render as an interface for human interaction rather than a static object
The Architecture School and the Concentration CampSubscription
In 1970s Chile, an architecture school and a concentration camp appeared three miles apart at Ritoque. The parallel communities used similar games to create spaces for liberation
Sounds Different: Listening to the CitySubscription
Different auditory spaces of the modern city, such as those produced by smart phones, offer insights into the experience of urbanisation and technological modernisation
Progressive Learning: Changes in Architectural EducationSubscription
New technologies, globalisation, environmentalism and economic restructuring of academia have transformed the face of teaching and research in architecture schools over the last three decades
Here be Buildings: New Architectural MappingSubscription
Architects need to give their tacit working design methodologies a voice by stepping back from the design, looking critically at what they do and analysing their tactics
Mackintosh School of Architecture Undergraduate Showcase 2014Subscription
The Mac’s architecture graduates bring their summer show to London for a satellite exhibition in Shoreditch
Welsh School of Architecture Degree Show: 9-12 JulySubscription
Cardiff University’s satellite architecture show in Shoreditch combines a deep sense of craft with meticulous research
Architecture School: The Royal College of ArtSubscription
London, UK
The Danish Royal Academy of Fine ArtsSubscription
Copenhagen, Denmark
21 Cartoons Lovingly Poking Fun at Architecture SchoolSubscription
This set of cartoons offers witty insights into the curious world of architectural education
Pedagogy: KIST, Kigali, RwandaSubscription
Kigali Institute of Science & Technology sees an international faculty and 19 home grown students drive an african identity towards solving the social economic and development agenda in Rwanda
Women in architectural academia
The state of gender equality in architectural education alongside a growing cohort of influential female academics
Pedagogy: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, SantiagoSubscription
This Chilean university encourages students to consider very real social and environmental contexts as a rich source of inspiration guiding their creativity
Pedagogy: Beirut Arab University, LebanonSubscription
Situated at the crossroads between Western and Arab cultures, the Beirut Arab University encourages students to think about both past and present, at both local and global scales
Pedagogy: Graz University of Technology, AustriaSubscription
Despite its heritage as a technical college and a rigorous curriculum, the Graz approach recognises architecture as a highly personal thing
Pedagogy: Architecture sans Frontières, UKSubscription
Matthew Barac commends Architecture Sans Frontières pioneering approach in providing valuable aid for vulnerable communities
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