Architecture as a profession struggles to simultaneously engage with the public and be provocative within the confines of its own field. Either arguments and proposals get “dumbed down” or they simply aren’t accessible or relevant.
This exhibit, curated by Original Copy, Kyle May, and Kevin Erickson, argues for participatory criticism—identifying a series of significant popular issues and asking creative minds to take a clear stance and produce a physical expression or provocation that is made available to the public.
Participating firms and practitioners include Abruzzo Bodziak Architects, Andrew Kovacs / Archive of Affinities, Anthony Titus Studio, Brillhart Architecture, Carl Lostritto, Club Club, David Emmons, Formlessfinder, Future Expansion, GELPI Projects, is-office, JKURTZ, KNE studio, Kyle May, Architect, Michael Abrahamson, Norden, Platform for Architecture + Research, PATH + Price Studio, P.R.O., Sean Gaffney / Christina Nguyen, Snarkitecture, SOFTlab, Spacecutter, Studio Cadena, Ultramoderne.
Venues: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (February-March 2016), Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (July-August 2016), RISD School of Architecture (October 2016), Art Omi (January-March 2017), Center for Architecture/AIA New York (July-October 2017)
Curators: Original Copy, Kyle May, and Kevin Erickson
Project team: Julia van den Hout, Cole Cataneo, Katie Gleysteen
