Contemporary Political Architecture Productions

“During the last decade, there has been a growing interest in the architectural debate on the possibility of a political re-engagement of the discipline. Following the rise of neo-liberalism since the 1980’s, architectural discourse had severed itself from the political arena indulging in what has now been labeled as the post-political. Following the events from the Arab Spring, Occupy Wall Street, 15-M and other manifestations of public discontent against globalization and other side effects of neo-liberalism, a generation of architects has been seeking to re-engage with political action...” – Alejandro Zaera-Polo, Well into the 21st Century: The Architecture of Postcapitalism?

Contemporary Political Architecture Productions will explore the work of several contemporary emergent and critical architecture practices around the world. Through the production of an archive, several catalogues and maps, the Unit will develop a critical understanding of the most relevant critical and political contemporary production in the discipline.

Who are they? How are they organized? Who, or what, are they responding to? Which is their history? What do they do? What
do they produce? What architecture are they proposing? Which are their politics?

Monday 9:30 to 12:30
Paired with ‘the Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal City’, Friday 10 to 5