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

ISBN 10: 1787359093 / ISBN 13: 9781787359093

Published by UCL Press, 2021

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Synopsis:

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.

About the Authors:

Matthew Butcher is Associate Professor in Architecture at The Bartlett School of Architecture. His work has been exhibited at the V&A Museum, London; Storefront for Art and Architecture, New York; The Architecture Foundation, London and the Prague Quadrennial, Prague. Recent projects include The Mansio, a retreat for writers and poets that travelled sites across Hadrian’s Wall in the summer of 2016 and which was nominated for the 2017 Architects Journal Small Projects Prize. He is also editor of the special issue of Architectural Design titled Re-imagining the Avant-Garde: Revisiting the Architecture of the 1960s and 1970s.

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.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Expanding Fields of Architectural Discourse ...
Publisher: UCL Press
Publication Date: 2021
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good