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Autotelic Architect: Changing world, changing practice
Sumita Sinha
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Description for Autotelic Architect: Changing world, changing practice
Paperback. Num Pages: 194 pages, 39 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables, 39 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 187 x 29. Weight in Grams: 340.
Autotelic Architect explores how movements towards more self-initiated projects, greater collaboration and design activism have changed how architects and designers are practicing, as well as the kinds of projects they are working on. Similar to the autotelic self that transforms potential problems into enjoyable challenges, the `Autotelic Architect' does not avoid societal changes, but instead learns to harness their creative potential. Using new research and case studies from past and present, the author analyses the educational and professional implications of operating as a `non-conventional' progressive participatory design practice. Drawing on a range of global case studies of pioneering architects in ... Read more
Autotelic Architect explores how movements towards more self-initiated projects, greater collaboration and design activism have changed how architects and designers are practicing, as well as the kinds of projects they are working on. Similar to the autotelic self that transforms potential problems into enjoyable challenges, the `Autotelic Architect' does not avoid societal changes, but instead learns to harness their creative potential. Using new research and case studies from past and present, the author analyses the educational and professional implications of operating as a `non-conventional' progressive participatory design practice. Drawing on a range of global case studies of pioneering architects in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
339g
Number of Pages
182
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138820432
SKU
V9781138820432
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Ref
99-1
About Sumita Sinha
Sumita Sinha is an alumni of five architecture schools from two continents, including Delhi, Cambridge, London South Bank, Manchester and Westminster. She has designed furniture and buildings, and has worked and taught in the fields of sustainable design, conservation and planning for over 20 years in nine countries. She has set up an architectural charity, Charushila. She has been associated ... Read more
Reviews for Autotelic Architect: Changing world, changing practice
'Easy though it is to despair of the architectural profession, whether from the inside or out, Autotelic Architect gives us reason for hope. It shows how the smart, creative, proactive designer with a grounded sense of global responsibility can make a real contribution to resolving some of the key issues facing human society - and make a living from it.' ... Read more