Architecture's "Political Compass": A Taxonomy of Emerging Architecture in One Diagram
Observing the architectural landscape today it?s clear that the type of work which is currently ascendant, particularly among young practices, is very different to what came before the financial crisis of 2008. But what, exactly, does that architectural landscape look like" In an essay titled ?Well into the 21st Century? in the latest issue of El Croquis, Alejandro Zaera-Polo outlined a 21st-century taxonomy of architecture, attempting to define and categorize the various new forms of practice that have grown in popularity in the years since?and as a political response to?the economic crisis.
The full political compass diagram (Version 0.1) produced by Alejandro Zaera-Polo and Guillermo Fernandez Abascal. Image © Alejandro Zaera-Polo & Guillermo Fernandez Abascal
Observing the architectural landscape today it?s clear that the type of work which is currently ascendant, particularly among young practices, is very different to what came before the financial crisis of 2008. But what, exactly, does that architectural landscape look like" In an essay titled ?Well into the 21st Century? in the latest issue of El Croquis, Alejandro Zaera-Polo outlined a 21st-century taxonomy of architecture, attempting to define and categorize the various new forms of practice that have grown in popularity in the years since?and as a political response to?the economic crisis.The categories defined by Zaera-Polo encompass seven broad political positions: The ?Activists...
The full political compass diagram (Version 0.1) produced by Alejandro Zaera-Polo and Guillermo Fernandez Abascal. Image © Alejandro Zaera-Polo & Guillermo Fernandez Abascal
Observing the architectural landscape today it?s clear that the type of work which is currently ascendant, particularly among young practices, is very different to what came before the financial crisis of 2008. But what, exactly, does that architectural landscape look like" In an essay titled ?Well into the 21st Century? in the latest issue of El Croquis, Alejandro Zaera-Polo outlined a 21st-century taxonomy of architecture, attempting to define and categorize the various new forms of practice that have grown in popularity in the years since?and as a political response to?the economic crisis.The categories defined by Zaera-Polo encompass seven broad political positions: The ?Activists...
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