Architecture Against Architecture
Architecture, as we know it, is in crisis. The authority of architects is crumbling, their methods no longer tenable.
In his new book Architecture Against Architecture Reinier de Graaf demands we rethink both how and why we build, challenging readers to question the fundamental assumptions of the discipline. How do we end the feudal veneration of starchitects? When will architects finally recognize that it is in their own best interest to unionize? Why aren’t more practices collectively owned? Why do so many architects over sixty-seven refuse to retire? How do we stop buildings from being copy-righted? What will remain of architecture after AI? What can prevent iconic structures from being embroiled in money laundering? What projects should architects refuse on moral grounds?
Reinier de Graaf (1964, Schiedam) is a Dutch architect and writer. He is a partner in the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) and the co-founder of its think-tank AMO. He is the author of Four Walls and a Roof: The Complex Nature of a Simple Profession, architect, verb.: The New Language of Building, the novel The Masterplan, and the recently published manifesto Architecture Against Architecture. He lives in Amsterdam.
The talk starts at 18:00. Mingling with drinks from 17:30. The event is free of charge, and no prior registration is required. Organized by The Stockholm Architectural Association and The School of Architecture and the Built Environment at KTH Royal Institute of Technology through Sanna Taune och Konrad Krupinski
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