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ABOUT ARCHITECT VERB

Author / Editor: Reinier de Graaf

Publisher: Verso Books
Pages: 272 pages

Publication Date: 27 February 2024



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architect, verb. critiques the language and practice of contemporary architecture, challenging industry jargon and accepted norms around concepts like sustainability, liveability, innovation and beauty. Leading architect Reinier de Graaf uses wit and incisive analysis to explore what these terms really mean in practice and how architectural discourse has shifted in the 21st century. The book also includes a satirical “dictionary” of corporate and architectural jargon (“profspeak”), revealing how much of modern architectural dialogue obscures meaning rather than clarifies it
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ABOUT ARCHITECT VERB

Author / Editor: Reinier de Graaf

Publisher: Verso Books
Pages: 272 pages

Publication Date: 27 February 2024



Description:

architect, verb. critiques the language and practice of contemporary architecture, challenging industry jargon and accepted norms around concepts like sustainability, liveability, innovation and beauty. Leading architect Reinier de Graaf uses wit and incisive analysis to explore what these terms really mean in practice and how architectural discourse has shifted in the 21st century. The book also includes a satirical “dictionary” of corporate and architectural jargon (“profspeak”), revealing how much of modern architectural dialogue obscures meaning rather than clarifies it

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Author / Editor: Reinier de Graaf

Publisher: Verso Books
Pages: 272 pages

Publication Date: 27 February 2024



Description:

architect, verb. critiques the language and practice of contemporary architecture, challenging industry jargon and accepted norms around concepts like sustainability, liveability, innovation and beauty. Leading architect Reinier de Graaf uses wit and incisive analysis to explore what these terms really mean in practice and how architectural discourse has shifted in the 21st century. The book also includes a satirical “dictionary” of corporate and architectural jargon (“profspeak”), revealing how much of modern architectural dialogue obscures meaning rather than clarifies it
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