Urban and Environmental Historian
July 6th
9:00 AM

Arch+ (1968-1978)

Went through the first decade of Arch+ issues (1968-1978). It turned out to be a great source to interpret the self-perception of critical architecture in West-Germany during that time. Two things struck me: 1. the ongoing discussions over the reform of the university education of architects and planners, concerning both the structure of the programs and the content to be taught. This overlaps 2. with the dominance of theoretical articles by marxist sociologists and politicians. This, however, ceased sometime around 1975. After that, contributions became much more concrete: you find reports on certain cases and photos, which were completely absent before 1975.

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