Catalyst: Conditions & Responses
By (Author) Ghazal Abbasy-Asbagh
Actar Publishers
Actar Publishers
11th March 2014
English
United States
General
Non Fiction
Teaching of a specific subject
Yearbooks, annuals, almanacs
Architectural structure and design
Architecture: professional practice
Theory of architecture
720
Hardback
335
Width 145mm, Height 197mm
714g
This volume examines one year of research and pedagogy at the University of Virginia School of Architecture, engaged in the conditions ofthe built environment, relative to 3 states of Flux, Stasis and Crisis.The questions we ask are: What is the impact of design on the forces that shape our contemporary reality To what extent do contingencies of time and place impact our practice, and in return how effective is our response in re-shaping the same contingenciesContributions: Ghazal Abbasy-Asbagh, Inaki Alday, Robin Dripps, Rebecca Hora, Ryan Metcalf, Matthew PinyanPublished with University of Virginia School of Architecture