Ranked #1
5G. Is Theory Dead?
5G. Is Theory Dead?
This piece asks “is architectural theory dead?” This might seem a strange question to ask given the lengthy discussion t... Read more
1 Oct 2019
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33mins
Ranked #2
4B. The Sound of Absence
4B. The Sound of Absence
What is music like without the sound of a space? Historian Emily Thompson discusses the aesthetics, technology and polit... Read more
6 Jan 2018
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27mins
Ranked #3
5F. What are Architectural Theory Classes for?
5F. What are Architectural Theory Classes for?
This piece asks “what are architectural theory classes for?” What is the purpose of the architectural theory class in re... Read more
1 Oct 2019
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24mins
Ranked #4
3C. Composition
3C. Composition
This piece addresses the concept and practice of composition in architectural design. Formerly dominant in Beaux-Arts ed... Read more
28 Mar 2016
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26mins
Ranked #5
2A. Allen, Reiser and Meredith – Roundtable on Formalisms
2A. Allen, Reiser and Meredith – Roundtable on Formalisms
This round-table conversation between Stan Allen, Jesse Reiser and Michael Meredith addressed the personal experiences o... Read more
11 May 2014
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1hr 9mins
Ranked #6
2E. Jeff Kipnis – Affect
2E. Jeff Kipnis – Affect
This interview was with the architectural critic and theorist Jeff Kipnis following the publication of his new book, Jef... Read more
11 May 2014
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50mins
Ranked #7
2F. Jorge Otero-Pailos – Phenomenology
2F. Jorge Otero-Pailos – Phenomenology
This interview with Jorge Otero-Pailos, author of Architecture’s Historical Turn: Phenomenology and the Rise of the Post... Read more
11 May 2014
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54mins
Ranked #8
2G. Michael Graves – Classical Form
2G. Michael Graves – Classical Form
This interview with the late Michael Graves took place at his home in Princeton in 2012. The discussion addressed Graves... Read more
11 May 2014
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1hr 7mins
Ranked #9
2H. Bryon Roberts and Dora Epstein Jones – New Ancients
2H. Bryon Roberts and Dora Epstein Jones – New Ancients
This conversation with Bryony Roberts and Dora Epstein Jones about their recent special edited issue of Log, no.31 “New ... Read more
11 May 2014
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1hr 9mins
Ranked #10
1A. Levine, Jennings, & Wood – Roundtable on Walter Benjamin
1A. Levine, Jennings, & Wood – Roundtable on Walter Benjamin
This piece is a roundtable discussion on the Walter Benjamin’s 1935 essay, “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Rep... Read more
13 Jan 2013
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53mins
Ranked #11
1D. Sylvia Lavin – Architectural Attention
1D. Sylvia Lavin – Architectural Attention
This piece is an interview with Sylvia Lavin, author of Form Follows Libido Architecture and Richard Neutra in a Psychoa... Read more
13 Jan 2013
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49mins
Ranked #12
1F. Stan Allen – Exit Interview
1F. Stan Allen – Exit Interview
This piece is an interview with the outgoing Dean of Princeton University, Stan Allen. It addresses his education and tr... Read more
13 Jan 2013
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1hr 22mins
Ranked #13
5A. What is Theory?
5A. What is Theory?
This piece asks the question: “what is theory?” It begins by attempting to define “theory” as a term or as a concept, a ... Read more
1 Oct 2019
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23mins
Ranked #14
5B. What is Architectural Theory?
5B. What is Architectural Theory?
This piece asks the question: “what is architectural theory?” It asks what the phrase “architectural theory” names for u... Read more
1 Oct 2019
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32mins
Ranked #15
5D. Is Architectural Theory Western or Global?
5D. Is Architectural Theory Western or Global?
This piece asks “is architectural theory Western or can it be global?” This means asking: is theory universal or is it g... Read more
1 Oct 2019
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24mins