This distortion of what was written on Transfer could not have made me more irate. I am so tired of the deferal of social responsibility within the architectural profession.
It is an attitude so often justified by the Tafurian crisis which declared architecture's ineptitude as a political agent. But even if one subscribes to this notion, that does not free us as *individuals* from social responsibility. It is a mode of false consciousness to conflate agency with that of our labor, and the choice that many architects make to immerse themselves completely in their profession, ignoring other dimensions of their existence, does not free them of the obligations of being a citizen of the social realm.
I understand that this comment was intended to be a lighthearted distraction from the gravity of the current situation, but I find its implications -- that it is better to idly complain about "bad" architecture than to channel one's frustrations toward positive action -- highly troubling. The widespread propogation of this attitude is precisely what has allowed the current situation to arise.
it is the day after a major election event in the USA, smt, i think a dose of humor is as justified as 'obligations in the social realm' for the day after.
many architects on this site are depressed because of b/c re-election, so i think the news post was justified in its obliqueness. there is p[lenty of time for seriousness towards obligations in the months to come.
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This distortion of what was written on Transfer could not have made me more irate. I am so tired of the deferal of social responsibility within the architectural profession.
It is an attitude so often justified by the Tafurian crisis which declared architecture's ineptitude as a political agent. But even if one subscribes to this notion, that does not free us as *individuals* from social responsibility. It is a mode of false consciousness to conflate agency with that of our labor, and the choice that many architects make to immerse themselves completely in their profession, ignoring other dimensions of their existence, does not free them of the obligations of being a citizen of the social realm.
I understand that this comment was intended to be a lighthearted distraction from the gravity of the current situation, but I find its implications -- that it is better to idly complain about "bad" architecture than to channel one's frustrations toward positive action -- highly troubling. The widespread propogation of this attitude is precisely what has allowed the current situation to arise.
it is the day after a major election event in the USA, smt, i think a dose of humor is as justified as 'obligations in the social realm' for the day after.
many architects on this site are depressed because of b/c re-election, so i think the news post was justified in its obliqueness. there is p[lenty of time for seriousness towards obligations in the months to come.
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