Expanding Fields of Architectural Discourse and Practice: Curated Works from the P.E.A.R. Journal - Softcover

9781787356375: Expanding Fields of Architectural Discourse and Practice: Curated Works from the P.E.A.R. Journal

Softcover

ISBN 10: 178735637X ISBN 13: 9781787356375

Publisher: UCL Press, 2020

Expanding Fields of Architectural Discourse and Practice presents a selection of essays, architectural experiments and works that explore the diversity within the fields of contemporary architectural practice and discourse, and ask how architecture can and should exist outside its main practical purpose.

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About the Authors

Matthew Butcher is Associate Professor at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, where he also serves as Deputy Director. He is co-editor of the special issue of Architectural Design (AD) titled Re-Imagining the Avant-Garde (2019) and the book Expanding Fields of Architectural Discourse and Practice (UCL Press, 2020). His design work has been exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts, London (2009 and 2011); Prague Quadrennial, Prague (2011); V&A Museum, London (2012); Storefront for Art and Architecture, New York (2012) and Betts Project, London (2021).

Megan O’Shea is as an art producer and consultant for Contemporary Art Society Consultancy. She started her career in the art world working for Frieze Magazine and the inaugural Frieze Art Fair, then spent six years as Assistant Director at greengrassi and a further two years as Artist Liaison at Timothy Taylor Gallery. More recently she has worked freelance for artists including Aleksandra Mir and Susan Hiller as well as galleries and organisations including Matt’s Gallery and Christie’s Education.

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