Without a doubt the maxim ‘Failed Architecture’ raises questions. What and according to whom is architecture failed? Which criteria do we use when assessing architecture, e.g. the viewpoint of inhabitants and/or users, architects and/or planners? And how does the ‘Zeitgeist’ or ‘our’ contemporary taste and cultural differences influence our judgment of buildings and cities?
The series started on March 30 with the American writer and urbanist Anthony M. Tung, who showed ‘failed architecture’ by juxtaposing ‘inappropriate’ versus ‘appropriate’ new additions to the urban fabric and by showing ‘unsympathetic new buildings set in historic settings’.
The 2nd edition
During the 2nd edition on Wednesday April 20they will discuss if, and how, modernist planning principles contradict with the preferences of the people who live or have lived in the concrete results. Five guests are invited to give their view based on their knowledge of the following cities and urban areas. They are from Almere/Bijlmer, Detroit, Sofia and Zagreb.
The night is co-hosted by Michiel van Iersel and Mark Minkjan and also by Tim Verlaan; live from Berlin.