1st Edition

Architecture, Ethics and Globalization

Edited By Graham Owen Copyright 2009
256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

Bridging the gap between architectural theory and professional practice studies, this book offers critical inquiry into the shifting ground of ethical thought in the changing climate of the global economy. Looking at issues of contemporary significance to architectural critics, practitioners, educators, and students, the book also examines the role of the architectural academy in providing an... Read more
Introduction  1. The First Rule of the Architect is...  2. Architecture, Globalization, and Ethics  3. Questioning Progress in the Post-Industrial Landscape  4. Architecture and Ethics: Sixteen Points  5. Building Dwelling Acting  6. Re-Making the Space for Professional Response-Ability: Lessons from the Corporate-Linked University  7. We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me): Ethics and Identity Formation in Modernist Architectural Education  8. The Privilege of Ethical Codes  9. Ethics After the Avant-Garde: Criticism and Reflexivity  10. Architectural Ethics, Multiculturalism and Globalization.  Index

Biography

Graham Owen

"This is a necessary book, not least because it illustrates what serious architectural discussion actually is."On Site 24