Description
The first book to explore the COVID pandemic's transformative impacts upon the architectural profession
About the Author
Albena Yaneva is Professor of Architectural Theory at the University of Manchester, UK. She is the author of several books, including: The Making of a Building, Made by the OMA, Mapping Controversies in Architecture, Five Ways to Make Architecture Political, and Bruno Latour for Architects.
Reviews
Yaneva's book is an ethnography of architectural innovation, an investigation of how spatial designers and designs respond and work in a moment of crisis. For this important field - an architectural design of disasters - Yaneva's new book contributes with a great and interesting case, as well as with important theoretical and methodological insights. I hope it will inspire others both in spirit, approach and in choice of subject, because this is a field that is in urgent need of further explorations. * Journal of Urban Design *
With piercing attention to the swirling "now" of architects, the things they make, and how they make them, Albena Yaneva creatively takes the pandemic as a lens that reveals new dimensions of space, global cities, and architectural practices from around the world. Starting with the moment Covid-19 became part of daily life, the book is both a mirror into our recent transformations, and a cultural touchstone for future readers who wonder how we humans together with our virus redefine our shared lives. * Dana Cuff, Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, University of California, Los Angeles, USA *
A fascinating account of professional and collective life during the pandemic, reminding us of the extraordinary spatial and working conditions that we all experienced in those strange times. The book shows the lessons learnt by practitioners, and asks important questions as to how architectural practice can and should develop and adapt post-pandemic. * Jeremy Till, Professor of Architecture, University of the Arts London, UK *
Book Information
ISBN 9781350271067
Author Prof Albena Yaneva
Format Paperback
Page Count 192
Imprint Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC