Archinect - Features 2024-12-22T00:12:07-05:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/149992001/contingencies-complicities-and-contradictions-andr-s-jaque-exposes-the-processes-behind-architecture Contingencies, Complicities and Contradictions: Andrés Jaque Exposes the Processes Behind Architecture Nicholas Korody 2017-02-15T12:20:00-05:00 >2017-02-15T12:21:32-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/h0/h07lw1qmaie106bv.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="http://andresjaque.net/" target="_blank">Andr&eacute;s Jacque and the Office for Political Innovation</a> have been tasked with renovating CA2M, a museum in central Spain. But, rather than close the building for a few years, they&rsquo;re keeping the museum open during the remodel. In the process, they&rsquo;re making the act of architecture itself&mdash;in all its messiness&mdash;an object on display.</p> https://archinect.com/features/article/149963418/architecture-s-place-in-the-museum Architecture's place in the museum Bridget Gayle Ground 2016-08-17T09:36:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9h/9hn867ae8dihwpnh.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The role that architecture plays in our individual and communal lives is often overlooked, yet in an age when environmental crises are imminent and individuals increasingly turn inward to their electronic devices, an investment in quality spaces that promote social and ecological well-being seems more urgent than ever. This conundrum begs the question: how can a deeper appreciation for architecture be instilled in twenty-first century society?</p>