A review by adamdm
Architecture Depends by Jeremy Till
4.0
I quite enjoyed this. Considering it is an architectural theory book it's not too dry, the little anecdotes at the end of each section helped w this.
Some lovely ideas in here, eg about architects forever wrestling to escape the decay of time and create "timeless" buildings, when clearly it is an inevitability that needs active engagement. Also had an interesting portion on how the profession excludes via specialised knowledge in an endless cycle. The main takeaway is that architects need to embrace chaos and the contingent nature of building buildings and worry less about order and control.
Very hippy (read: social) interpretation of architecture so no wonder I liked it. Cheers Ambrose for the rec (if only I read it while I was still at uni ahah)
Some lovely ideas in here, eg about architects forever wrestling to escape the decay of time and create "timeless" buildings, when clearly it is an inevitability that needs active engagement. Also had an interesting portion on how the profession excludes via specialised knowledge in an endless cycle. The main takeaway is that architects need to embrace chaos and the contingent nature of building buildings and worry less about order and control.
Very hippy (read: social) interpretation of architecture so no wonder I liked it. Cheers Ambrose for the rec (if only I read it while I was still at uni ahah)