Architecture and its many discontents: Looking back at some of the most controversial stories of 2023
Coverage of the architecture industry and its (very) many discontents often delves into conflicts that reflect movements for change in the arts, law, academia, and business culture. The value of focusing on these stories at year's end extends beyond their subjects and results in a critical analysis of how far we still have to go in each area. Once again, the past year of news has provided us with a useful mix of lessons that help define the current state of architecture. Below is a look at some of the biggest controversies of 2023. What would ordinarily be the year’s biggest architectural media event, the 2023 Venice Biennale, unfolded with nearly as many critiques and false starts concerned with its execution and curators as it had compelling artistic feats and worthy demonstrations of the power of design. Patrik Schumacher’s wrought Facebook invective decrying a supposed lack of architecture at the exhibition had too many constituent parts and counterarguments (for example, the in...
Coverage of the architecture industry and its (very) many discontents often delves into conflicts that reflect movements for change in the arts, law, academia, and business culture. The value of focusing on these stories at year's end extends beyond their subjects and results in a critical analysis of how far we still have to go in each area. Once again, the past year of news has provided us with a useful mix of lessons that help define the current state of architecture. Below is a look at some of the biggest controversies of 2023.
What would ordinarily be the year’s biggest architectural media event, the 2023 Venice Biennale, unfolded with nearly as many critiques and false starts concerned with its execution and curators as it had compelling artistic feats and worthy demonstrations of the power of design.
Patrik Schumacher’s wrought Facebook invective decrying a supposed lack of architecture at the exhibition had too many constituent parts and counterarguments (for example, the in...
