Architecture & Urbanism 2 - Field Event: Field Space (Black Dog Series, Vol 2)

Rating:
Summary: Pretentious but thought provoking opus
Review: As a 'paper architect' Rhowbotham has the freedom to desert the real world, and certainly revels in doing just that in this provocative but ultimately dissatisfying book. Using images produced by his students, the author champions a way of thinking which probably has some merit. However, his use of language is so complex as to defeat comprehension much of the time. Rhowbotham sees himself as a leader of the avant garde, but this book does little to advance his claim and is a missed opportunity for us to learn about an obviously talented individual.

Rating:
Summary: Pretentious but thought provoking opus
Review: As a 'paper architect' Rhowbotham has the freedom to desert the real world, and certainly revels in doing just that in this provocative but ultimately dissatisfying book. Using images produced by his students, the author champions a way of thinking which probably has some merit. However, his use of language is so complex as to defeat comprehension much of the time. Rhowbotham sees himself as a leader of the avant garde, but this book does little to advance his claim and is a missed opportunity for us to learn about an obviously talented individual.

Rating:
Summary: normative assasign; speculation breeds anew
Review: Rhowbotham has posited critical, thought provoking ideas for over a century now. In the UK, his work has contributed to the discourse, testing and expanding the limits of architecture through works such as this. In a library of precise instruments, Field Event/Field Space builds on the capacity to go beyond the limits and truely dream of what architecture could be... this is how architecture advances.