POSSIBLE ARCHITECTURES: The Political Dimension of Architecture.
At the beginning of the 21st century, with the monopoly of economic power over the city, the role of the architect has become increasingly ambiguous and ambivalent. Subject to the interests of private power and the ideology of public power, what is the possibility for a critical architectural culture that can survive the economic pressures of a precarious and uncertain work environment? Although architects continue to defend their cultural and social role, professional practice is gradually moving away from the exercise of critique.
