Power and ethics in Rem Koolhaas's work

Since the beginning of his practice as architect, in the 1970’s, Rem Koolhaas has placed himself as critic of the relationship between architecture and power, architecture and the economic and cultural system, subject that has become a key concept of his work. The aim of this article is to understan...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Martins, Patrícia Pereira
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Repositorio:Risco: Revista de Pesquisa em Arquitetura e Urbanismo (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.usp.br:article/121389
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.usp.br/risco/article/view/121389
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ética y arquitectura
Poder y arquitectura
Rem Koolhaas
Ethics and architecture
Power and architecture
Ética e arquitetura
Poder e arquitetura
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Sumario:Since the beginning of his practice as architect, in the 1970’s, Rem Koolhaas has placed himself as critic of the relationship between architecture and power, architecture and the economic and cultural system, subject that has become a key concept of his work. The aim of this article is to understand the unfolding of Koolhaas’ theoretical approach as foundation of his practice, in doing so building an effective action plan for an architect aware of his position in the globalized and neoliberal society. The analysis follows the chronologic launch of his books, highlighting the main ideas for the argument’s structure.