#failed architecture

[metropolitanatlas]

Wat Samphran Temple

Amphoe Sam Phran, Nakhon Pathom province, Bangkok

[designasresearch]

Is the Architectural Profession Still Relevant? — Failed Architecture

Inspired by his book Future Practice, we talked to Rory Hyde about the social and public relevance and the required recalibration of architecture.

Failed Architecture interview with Rory Hyde: 

“ We still have the monopoly on this dark art of combining technical constraints with a storytelling impulse. If only we knew it ourselves… “

[imcubo]

from the project Incompiuto Siciliano

[archvillain]

we're entering an unprecedented new time for awesome architectural failure and projects that go nowhere specifically because of gvts using genai. the recap vids in about 10-20 yrs will go hard as fuckkkkk. 2026 is the year of tunnels to nowhere

[obscurecurse]

An Artificial Imaginary - Failed Architecture

A few months into its genocidal bombardment of Gaza, Israel produced Gaza 2035, a document outlining its vision for an ethnically-cleansed G

[castmere]

The Eriskay Connection

The Eriskay Connection are designers and publishers of contemporary storytelling at the intersection of photography, research and writing.

Rare fashion books High Valley Books used bookstore Williamsburg Greenpoint Brooklyn McCarren Park magazines vintage periodicals modern inte

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Creative events in the Toronto design community for designers and artists.

The Petrocracy Underfoot - Failed Architecture

Global flooring company and AIA corporate partner Milliken promotes itself as a climate leader, but behind the scenes it fights climate regu

[jarrettfuller]

Mark Minkjan on Failed Architecture, the state of design criticism, and what it means to be an urban geographer

This week on Scratching the Surface — my podcast about design criticism and practice — I’m joined by the an urban and architectural geographer Mark Minkjan. Mark is Editor-in-Chief at Failed Architecture and produces the Failed Architecture Podcast. He is also part of Non-fiction, office for cultural innovation, and has written for numerous publications including VICE, The Guardian and The Architectural Review.

I stumbled upon Failed Architecture about a year ago and immediately loved what they were doing. As they describe themselves:

Failed Architecture reconnects architecture with the real world. By opening up new perspectives on the built environment, we seek to explore the meaning of architecture in contemporary society. Since 2011, we have been providing an inclusive platform for critical urban discourse, fueled by unconventional narratives from an international network of contributors.

In many ways, what Failed Architecture is doing is very similar to my own goals with Scratching the Surface: they are creating a new type of dialogue within and around architecture.

In our conversation, Mark and I talk about how he got interested in architecture and how he started writing, as well as the origins and goals for Failed Architecture. We also talk about the state of design criticism and the role of the critic within these professions.

Failed Architecture follows in the tradition of many other independent publications (both print and digital) that I’ve talked to over the last few years and it’s these type of publishers — Failed Architecture, The Real Review, Bricks from the Kiln, Flat Out — that have me the most excited about the future of design writing. If you aren’t subscribed to any or all of these, I highly recommend it.

I hope you enjoy this one as much I did!

You can listen to the episode here, or on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and Soundcloud. Memberships are available for $5/month or $50/year if you want to support the show. And if you like it, please consider leaving a review on iTunes.

[fotos-in-aspik]

It starts hurting.