Edited by Caterina Barioglio, Daniele Campobenedetto, Andrea Alberto Dutto, Valeria Federighi, Caterina Quaglio, and Elena Todella, Applied Research and Design, 2022 239 pages USD 29.95
What are the innovative ideas about innovation circulating today, and how might they feed back into architectural practice? This is the question answered collectively by the 24 essays of this volume, which range from two pages to 20 and present finely crafted theses by established scholars alongside bold forays by doctoral students and deft analyses by aspiring architects. Imagine it as an experimental cookbook in which familiar architectural ingredients are subject to unconventional preparation. Broadly, the authors’ analytical methods are drawn from two main sources—process philosophy and science and technology studies (STS)—which are introduced in a digestible manner in the opening and closing essays by Hélène Frichot and Albena Yaneva.
