Architecture exists in the public sphere and is the product of collective work andknowledge. Yet the defining boundaries of the discipline are often contested. Architects can andoften must embody a sp
Considering a redefinition of global space. As much as it is a neoclassical compositional principle, the ensemble today is shifting into a new critical focus: it is a central figure in nascent devel
Globalization promised an interconnected world, yet our cities are increasingly divided. In the past decade, for example, thousands of miles of new border walls have been constructed, many in urban co
Architecture, the most durable of the arts, is inextricably linked to issues of memory, nostalgia, and history. Yet, in this impatient century, the discipline's relationship to the past has become inc
Essays and projects examine the ethical questions and moral tensions that arise during the ideation, development, completion, and aftermath of the architectural design process.In architecture, ethics
Perspecta, the oldest and most respected student-edited architectural journal in the United States, marks its fiftieth anniversary with this selection of pieces published in its pages from the 1950s t
The profession of architecture is increasingly characterized by divergent architectural ideas and divergent political, social, technological, and economic agendas. Much of current practice focuses on
Architecture never goes entirely according to plan. Every project deviates from itsdesigners' expectations, and wise architects learn to anticipate, mitigate, and sometimes celebratethe errors along t
Codes, as systematic forms of regulation and organization, are not the innocuous orneutral documents they are often considered to be. Operating with or without legal sanction, theyare formulated to en
Architecture has always been intimately intertwined with its social, political, andeconomic contexts; major events in world history have had correspondingly dramatic effects on thediscipline. The Grea
Essays, interviews, and projects that consider the notion of medium and the possibilities for its productive use (and misuse) by architects.Since the arrival of radio and television in the twentieth c
Every intellectual endeavor relies upon an existing body of knowledge, proven and primed for reuse. Historically, this appropriation has been regulated through quotation.
Money plays a paradoxical role in the creation of architecture. Formless itself,money is a fundamental form giver. At all scales, and across the ages, architecture is a product ofthe financial environ
Contemporary architecture is in many ways a monstrous thing. It is bigger, more broadly defined, increasingly complicated, more costly, and stylistically and formally heterogeneous—if not downr
Founded in 1950, Perspecta is the oldest and most distinguished of the student-edited American architectural journals. Perspecta 33 explores the concept of architectural autonomy and its relationship
"Reading Structures" Founded in the early 1950s, Perspecta is the oldest and mostdistinguished of the student-edited American architectural journals that have appeared in recentdecades. Perspecta 31 e
The Grand Tour was once the culmination of an architect's education. As a journey to the cultural sites of Europe, the Tour's agenda was clearly defined: to study ancient monuments in order to reprod
Founded in 1950, Perspecta is the oldest and most distinguished of the student-edited American architectural journals. Perspecta 34 explores the temporary relationship between architecture and the la
This is an architectural perspective on the transformation of capital cities in an age of globalization, from Baghdad and Belgrade to Brussels and Washington D.C.This edition of "Perspecta", the oldes
"Into the Fire" Founded in the early 1950s, Perspecta is the oldest and most distinguished of the student-edited American architectural journals that have appeared in recent decades.
It is often suggested that architecture is more "real" than the other arts, more grounded and definitive. Yet even the most fundamental and concrete elements of architecture are often designed to conc
We are beset by unspoken rules. As a result, we learn to find consensus in nots and to seek refuge in don'ts. A taboo is a restriction invented and agreed upon by a social group that maintains stabil
Does fame empower architecture or undermine it? Does the star power or cult status ofan architect enhance the art or dilute it? This issue of Perspecta -- the oldest and mostdistinguished student-edit
"Settlement Patterns" Founded in the early 1950s, Perspecta is the oldest and mostdistinguished of the student-edited American architectural journals that have appeared in recentdecades. Perspecta 30
"Architects, Process and Inspiration: A Collection of Essays" Founded in the early 1950s, Perspecta is the oldest and most distinguished of the student-edited architectural journals that have flourish
An exploration of mid-century architectural modernism in a postmodern age, and of surface as a subject with depth."Resurfacing Modernism" Founded in 1950, Perspecta is the oldest and most distinguishe
