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The Architecture of America: A Social and Cultural History
Technology and Culture, 1961Account of the evolution of american architecture from derivative european forms. Relation of architecture to the growth of american society, to development of arts and letters. Assessment of building types, social process and position of architects. Chronological presentation of major themes and buildings. With photos.
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The Architecture of Modern Culture
2012These collected essays contain fundamental contributions to contemporary cultural analysis and theory as well as exemplary interpretations of film, literature and other media. Central issues of current cultural studies are addressed: cultural narratives, cultural identity, collective memory and post-colonial thinking.
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Knowledge architectures for cultural narratives
Journal of Knowledge Management, 2004This paper introduces a new approach toward applying ideas of knowledge management toward the domain of culture and communities. A set of precedents are discussed, all of which have focused on the design of digital media systems for communities. Two knowledge management techniques, previously not discussed within prevailing literature, are introduced ...
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Modern Architecture and Cultural Heritage
2019The problems of modern architecture as they pertain to the physical and social environment are acute and interconnected. Architecture has to contribute to an integrated collective effort for solutions.
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Journal of Architectural Education, 2015
The disciplinary definition of architecture over the last half-millennium has run parallel to the history of its print culture.
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The disciplinary definition of architecture over the last half-millennium has run parallel to the history of its print culture.
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Architecture and Cultural Memory
2023Abstract Does historic architecture enable a form of collective memory? Taking a lead from John Ruskin, I argue yes. Memory is representing the past to oneself. The representations one uses to do this need not be mental, and the memories for which they are the vehicles can be collective. Despite the widely held view of architecture as an
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Culture—Meaning—Architecture
2019Part 1 Theoretical inquiry: on the importance of theory, Amos Rapoport Amos Rapoport - scholar, conscience and citizen of the environment and behaviour field, Irwin Altman house form and culture - what have we learnt in 30 years?, Roderick Lawrence the new functionalism and architectural theory, Jon Lang.
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On the Cultural Responsiveness of Architecture
Journal of Architectural Education, 1987This paper approaches the relation of culture and built environments from the perspective of environment-behavior studies. Based on the author's previous work on culture-environment relations, it first clarifies the concept of culture and of designed environments.
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