l'Arca International Magazine - 158 - January / February 2021

In this issue

Are we dormant?
I have noticed that there has been almost no debate about the standard and fate of architecture over the last quarter of a century in particular.
Not so long ago, there were plenty of strong-willed critics and historians, who, along with lots of their colleagues, architects and professors, worked together to control and direct the extremely heavy traffic up until the 1980s, consisting of new theories and stylistic experimentation which, in the wake of rationalism, were beginning to emerge.
Their opinions were always published in leading architecture journals that usually reported any notable changes in design language, and so debate continued at a very healthy rate. Sometimes it was of a highly ideological
nature, as in the case of post-modernism, to such an extent that it helped shape a generation of architectural designers. After this
strange period was over, during which there was even plenty of confrontation between different architects and critical views, the
rise of new technological means of project design and communication meant most architects focused on restructuring their firms and boosting social image....
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Cesare Maria Casati