Architecture and the Public Good

Architecture and the Public Good
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Publisher : Anthem Press
Total Pages : 182
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ISBN-10 : 9781785277351
ISBN-13 : 1785277359
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Book Synopsis Architecture and the Public Good by : Tom Spector

Download or read book Architecture and the Public Good written by Tom Spector and published by Anthem Press. This book was released on 2021-06 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why has explaining the value of the architecture profession proven so difficult? The architecture profession can be well-defended by demonstrating the public good which results from its protected practice. Although the book believes in this approach, this approach immediately raises the thorny questions of just who is the public, and what is its good? To answer these questions, to explain why the profession has done a poor job explaining itself, and to propose a fresh perspective are the challenges set out in this book. The book dissects the internal weaknesses and external forces which have prevented architects from asserting their value to the public, explains how the concept of the public is itself widely misunderstood, investigates the shifting boundaries of the public and private realms, and proposes a series of measures by which we can assess and improve an architectural work’s publicness. Through a renewed focus on the public good that everyday architects are capable of as a profession, the book charts an ultimately optimistic program for the architecture profession’s renewal.


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