OASE 119 RATIONALISM REVISED

The modern movement of the 1920s supported a programme of social reform through rationalisation and industrialisation. Nowadays, economical building is based financial considerations as well as the limited availability of material and energy resources. Building is increasingly a practice of repairing. This represents a paradigm shift for the discipline of architecture, with designers reinventing themselves in different roles and relying on the latest technologies and age-old knowledge. Drawing on talks between academics and practicing...[Read more]