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How much does politics affect architecture? An MIT architectural historian explains
Katherine Guimapang
2019-09-13T09:00:00-04:00
>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/29/29286b193f01b5a3e3c22f5a7d28d514.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>In a recent news article from <em></em><em><a href="http://news.mit.edu/2019/timothy-hyde-architecture-0910" target="_blank">MIT News</a></em>, architectural historian Timothy Hyde explains why "every building is ultimately a compromise.” </p>
<p>Hyde shares, “It’s a compromise between the intentions of architects, the capacities of builders, economics, politics, the people who use the building, the people who paid for the building. It’s a compromise of many, many inputs.”</p>
<p>An associate professor, author, and former practicing architect, Hyde has explored the relationships between architecture, politics, and society throughout his career. Having written two books on the subject, Hyde has spent his time dissecting the topics of modernism and democracy in Cuba during the 20th century and has also found connections between architecture and power in Britain. <br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2e/2ee910c1a15c266e2c82c8ee93e4684b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2e/2ee910c1a15c266e2c82c8ee93e4684b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Architecture historian Timothy Hyde. Image © Bryce Vickmark</figcaption></figure><p>"I really think about myself first as a historian of modernity,” Hyde explains. “Architectural history is the particular vehicle that I use to explore the history of modernity.”</p>...