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Attention — Audio Journal for Architecture

Attention is an audio journal for architectural culture that uses the medium of sound and spoken word to capture a dimension of architecture otherwise lost in print. By precluding visual media, Attent... Read more

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5G. Is Theory Dead?

5G. Is Theory Dead?

This piece asks “is architectural theory dead?” This might seem a strange question to ask given the lengthy discussion t... Read more

1 Oct 2019

33mins

Ranked #2

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4B. The Sound of Absence

4B. The Sound of Absence

What is music like without the sound of a space? Historian Emily Thompson discusses the aesthetics, technology and polit... Read more

6 Jan 2018

27mins

Ranked #3

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5F. What are Architectural Theory Classes for?

5F. What are Architectural Theory Classes for?

This piece asks “what are architectural theory classes for?” What is the purpose of the architectural theory class in re... Read more

1 Oct 2019

24mins

Ranked #4

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3C. Composition

3C. Composition

This piece addresses the concept and practice of composition in architectural design. Formerly dominant in Beaux-Arts ed... Read more

28 Mar 2016

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2A. Allen, Reiser and Meredith – Roundtable on Formalisms

2A. Allen, Reiser and Meredith – Roundtable on Formalisms

This round-table conversation between Stan Allen, Jesse Reiser and Michael Meredith addressed the personal experiences o... Read more

11 May 2014

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2E. Jeff Kipnis – Affect

2E. Jeff Kipnis – Affect

This interview was with the architectural critic and theorist Jeff Kipnis following the publication of his new book, Jef... Read more

11 May 2014

50mins

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2F. Jorge Otero-Pailos – Phenomenology

2F. Jorge Otero-Pailos – Phenomenology

This interview with Jorge Otero-Pailos, author of Architecture’s Historical Turn: Phenomenology and the Rise of the Post... Read more

11 May 2014

54mins

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2G. Michael Graves – Classical Form

2G. Michael Graves – Classical Form

This interview with the late Michael Graves took place at his home in Princeton in 2012. The discussion addressed Graves... Read more

11 May 2014

1hr 7mins

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2H. Bryon Roberts and Dora Epstein Jones – New Ancients

2H. Bryon Roberts and Dora Epstein Jones – New Ancients

This conversation with Bryony Roberts and Dora Epstein Jones about their recent special edited issue of Log, no.31 “New ... Read more

11 May 2014

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1A. Levine, Jennings, & Wood – Roundtable on Walter Benjamin

1A. Levine, Jennings, & Wood – Roundtable on Walter Benjamin

This piece is a roundtable discussion on the Walter Benjamin’s 1935 essay, “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Rep... Read more

13 Jan 2013

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1D. Sylvia Lavin – Architectural Attention

1D. Sylvia Lavin – Architectural Attention

This piece is an interview with Sylvia Lavin, author of Form Follows Libido Architecture and Richard Neutra in a Psychoa... Read more

13 Jan 2013

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1F. Stan Allen – Exit Interview

1F. Stan Allen – Exit Interview

This piece is an interview with the outgoing Dean of Princeton University, Stan Allen. It addresses his education and tr... Read more

13 Jan 2013

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5A. What is Theory?

5A. What is Theory?

This piece asks the question: “what is theory?” It begins by attempting to define “theory” as a term or as a concept, a ... Read more

1 Oct 2019

23mins

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5B. What is Architectural Theory?

5B. What is Architectural Theory?

This piece asks the question: “what is architectural theory?” It asks what the phrase “architectural theory” names for u... Read more

1 Oct 2019

32mins

Ranked #15

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5D. Is Architectural Theory Western or Global?

5D. Is Architectural Theory Western or Global?

This piece asks “is architectural theory Western or can it be global?” This means asking: is theory universal or is it g... Read more

1 Oct 2019

24mins

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