What I read with his list is a desire to return to a universal modernism, like the CIAM days. And that it’s tied to the same political leanings (Marxist).
Many of his observations are true, but the cure can be worse than the disease.
The problem in architectural design grew hand in hand with the professionalization of all of architecture and building, and the parallel administrative state that oversees it all. It would seem if we want to really change things, those are the places to look. For example, allow vastly more types of buildings to be designed by non-licensed architects. Allow self-certification of projects. Deregulate zoning.
Let the change come from the masses, not the academy (which obviously doesn’t want to change)
What I read with his list is a desire to return to a universal modernism, like the CIAM days. And that it’s tied to the same political leanings (Marxist).
Many of his observations are true, but the cure can be worse than the disease.
The problem in architectural design grew hand in hand with the professionalization of all of architecture and building, and the parallel administrative state that oversees it all. It would seem if we want to really change things, those are the places to look. For example, allow vastly more types of buildings to be designed by non-licensed architects. Allow self-certification of projects. Deregulate zoning.
Let the change come from the masses, not the academy (which obviously doesn’t want to change)