Architectural Theory, Multitude, and the Anthropocene

Cameron McEwan

Architectural Theory, Multitude, and the Anthropocene

Architecture and Built Environment

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One of the aims of this article is to examine how architectural thought can be placed into closer dialogue with Anthropocenic thought. It may be a broader collective task, but there is a need to create approaches and frameworks that link different fields, figures, ideas, and methods. Here I focus on some of the concepts and methods put forward by political philosopher and activist Paolo Virno and media theorist and educator McKenzie Wark. I interpret their thought in relation to architects and theorists Aldo Rossi and Diana Agrest towards an architectural theory for the Anthropocene.

Original language	English
Journal	Dialectic: Journal of the School of Architecture at the University of Utah
Volume	10
Publication status	Accepted/In press - 26 Apr 2022

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