Architecture and the Public Good

The best chance for ethically grounding the architecture profession is in the public good that results from licensing but architects have done an unconvincing job of communicating the nature of this good. This dissects the underlying tensions causing this situation and proposes solutions that would enable the profession to more forcefully state its case to the world.

List of contents

List of Figures; Acknowledgments; 1. The Architecture Profession and the Public Good; 2. The Architecture Profession in Capitalism; 3. Who Is the Public?; 4. Public and Private; 5. Toward an Architecture of Publicness; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Tom Spector is emeritus Professor of Architecture at Oklahoma State University and an internationally-acknowledged leader in the ethics of architecture and in architectural writing.

Summary

The best chance for ethically grounding the architecture profession is in the public good that results from licensing but architects have done an unconvincing job of communicating the nature of this good. This dissects the underlying tensions causing this situation and proposes solutions that would enable the profession to more forcefully state its case to the world.

Product details

• Authors: Tom Spector
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2021
• EAN: 9781785277344
• ISBN: 978-1-78527-734-4
• No. of pages: 180
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, ARCHITECTURE / Professional Practice, Ethics and moral philosophy, Architecture: professional practice