Clarke, David, 1942-

The architecture of alienation : the political economy of professional education / David Clarke ; with an introduction by David Watkin ; and a foreword by Stephen P. Dresch.

New Brunswick, N.J. : Transaction Publishers, ©1994.

xxviii, 203 pages ; 24 cm

The debate over architecture has been raging for years and shows no signs of abatement. These entertaining, yet serious essays combine constructive irony with confrontational drama. Clarke traces the origin of the malaise of modern architecture to schools of architecture themselves, both in the United States and in France. He is also critical of contemporary artists, and laments the fact that modern art has now lost its connection to architecture.
Clarke believes that contemporary architects have alienated the public with hideous buildings, and this disaffection will eventually result in the destruction of their profession.
Architecture's demise originates in its progressive insulation from and independence of its sociocultural context. There is no public consensus or constraint to which architectural imperatives must conform. Clarke urges renewed recognition of the interdependence of architecture and society, and of the humanities and architecture. Chapters in The Architecture of Alienation include: "Investment vs. Consumption Spending in U.S.
Architectural Education"; "French Revolutions: Architecture and the Government"; "The Marketplace and the Academy"; and "Frank Lloyd Wright and the Laffer Curve.".
Architecture and Alienation is an important cross-cultural commentary on the state of Western architecture, art, and education today, and Clarke's essays provide a fruitful focus for examination in American and European contexts alike. This engagingly written work will be enjoyed by educators, sociologists, and professionals and students in the art and architectural fields.

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Architecture Study and teaching United States.
Architecture and society United States History 20th century.
Architecture Study and teaching France.
Architecture and state France.
Architecture États-Unis Étude et enseignement.
Architecture et société États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture Étude et enseignement États-Unis.
Architecture Étude et enseignement France.
Architecture Politique gouvernementale France.
Architecture and society.
Architecture and state.
Architecture Study and teaching.
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United States.
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