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Criticism has fallen into crisis, and today’s critical practice mistrusts its own tools—a development that also applies to critique in architecture. For a major part of the twentieth century, critique played an important part in what was considered “modern” architecture. The canon of modern architecture considered itself dedicated to both progress and social critique. As an antithesis to this, the 1960s introduced a rereading of modern architecture from the perspective of new social movements and Marxism, concluding that a building practice cannot be critical, owing to its interdependent relationship with power and business. With the recent economic crisis hitting the building and property sector, and research defining new architectural practices, we are witnessing a renewed interest in critique, informed by postcolonial and feminist positions. Far from being dead, critique turns out to be indispensable, as is argued in the essays contained in this book.

Architecture --- architecture [object genre] --- 72.01 --- 72.037 --- Architectuur (kritiek) --- Architectuurkritiek --- Architectuurtheorie --- 21ste eeuw (architectuur) --- Eenentwintigste eeuw (architectuur)

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As a collective cultural achievement, building culture is not a private matter: it is a physical expression of our society. It defines not only the character of our living environment, but also the processes of its creation, adoption, use, and preservation. Our building culture is tightly interwoven with people’s daily lives and influences their coexistence and wellbeing. The question of how we wish to shape this coexistence is relevant not only to those in the fields of architecture and urban planning, but also to large sections of wider society. To mark its twentieth anniversary, IG Architektur is turning its attention to the future. In this volume, it seeks to identify and discuss the topics that will be important to building culture over the coming twenty years. With contributions by Wojciech Czaja, Jens S. Dangschat, Franz Denk, Matthias Finkentey, Daniel Fügenschuh, Gabu Heindl, Nikolaus Hellmayr, Angelika Hinterbrandner, Kurt Hofstetter, Susanne Helene Höhndorf, Thomas Kain, Wolfgang Kil, Elke Krasny, Ramona Kraxner, Christian Kühn, Isabella Marboe, Karoline Mayer, Maik Novotny, Paul Ott, Katharina Ritter, Reinhard Seiß, Bernhard Sommer, Lukas Vejnik, and Kai Vöckler. Baukultur ist als gemeinsame kulturelle Leistung nicht Privatsache, sondern physisches Abbild unserer Gesellschaft. Sie beschreibt die Gestalt unseres Lebensraums, aber auch den Prozess seiner Entstehung, Aneignung, Nutzung und Erhaltung. Baukultur ist fest mit dem Alltag aller Menschen verwoben und beeinflusst ihr Zusammenleben und Wohlbefinden. Die Frage, wie wir dieses Zusammenleben gestalten wollen, treibt nicht nur Architekturschaffende und Stadtplanende um, sondern beschäftigt auch weite Teile der Gesellschaft. Anlässlich ihres zwanzigjährigen Bestehens richtet die IG Architektur den Blick in die Zukunft: Welche Themen werden für die Baukultur in den kommenden zwanzig Jahren wichtig sein? Reden wir darüber! Mit Beiträgen von Wojciech Czaja, Jens S. Dangschat, Franz Denk, Matthias Finkentey, Daniel Fügenschuh, Gabu Heindl, Nikolaus Hellmayr, Angelika Hinterbrandner, Kurt Hofstetter, Susanne Helene Höhndorf, Thomas Kain, Wolfgang Kil, Elke Krasny, Ramona Kraxner, Christian Kühn, Isabella Marboe, Karoline Mayer, Maik Novotny, Paul Ott, Katharina Ritter, Reinhard Seiß, Bernhard Sommer, Lukas Vejnik und Kai Vöckler.