Jonathan Ochshorn
Building Bad: How Architectural Utility is Constrained by Politics and Damaged by Expression
Building Bad: How Architectural Utility is Constrained by Politics and Damaged by Expression
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Architectural functionality is often constrained by political and economic forces, while modes of expression can undermine it. Buildings often experience utilitarian failure due to these factors, with an artistic sensibility driven by competition often contorting buildings into untenable forms.
Format: Hardback
Length: 232 pages
Publication date: 15 June 2021
Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
Architectural functionality is often hindered by political and economic forces, while it is also undermined by modes of expression. Utilitarian building elements, such as windows or skylights intended to bring daylight into offices or factories, may face excessive heat gain, conflicting with the evolving politics of energy conservation and global warming mitigation. At the other extreme, they can be deployed as part of expressive systems whose value, understood in terms of symbol and metaphor, can outweigh these utilitarian considerations.
Politics and economics, in essence, set limits on all utilitarian functions, assessing their costs and benefits based on the profitable accumulation of wealth within a competitive global economy. Simultaneously, an artistic sensibility driven by competition often distorts buildings into increasingly untenable forms. Buildings, particularly those striving for fashion and avant-garde, often face varying degrees of utilitarian failure.
This book explores these dynamics in two parts, examining the political constraints and expressive tendencies separately. An epilogue then considers the implications for architectural education. By understanding the interplay between politics, economics, and expression, architects can design buildings that balance functionality, aesthetics, and social responsibility. This book provides valuable insights into the complex relationship between architecture, power, and culture, and its impact on the built environment.
Weight: 988g
Dimension: 179 x 247 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781848224667
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