Title

"Introducing" Book Launch and Discussion

Author(s)/Creator(s)

David Erdman

Document Type

Video

Date

Spring 3-4-2021

Keywords

architecture, book launch, david erdman, pratt institute

Language

English

Disciplines

Architecture

Description/Abstract

David Erdman, award-winning architect and chairperson of Graduate Architecture at Pratt Institute’s School of Architecture will present his new book, Introducing: Short Essays on Influential Thinkers and Designers in Architecture and be joined in discussion by School of Architecture Associate Professor Kyle Miller.

INTRODUCING: SHORT ESSAYS ON INFLUENTIAL THINKERS AND DESIGNERS IN ARCHITECTURE

Introducing―a collection of eighteen short essays developed by designer and educator David Erdman―suggests that short-form writing might serve as the proper vehicle for architectural discourse to flourish in the 21st century. Speculating that concise pieces of information attributed to the blogging and tweeting generation of architects is the contemporary format for the delivery of critical discourse, Erdman uses his essays to illustrate how an iterative approach to short-form writing might be the most efficient way for architecture to open new critical dialogues. This book further suggests that discourse is no longer (and will not be in the near future) delivered in extended, holistic polemical packages. Instead, Erdman posits that precise, undiluted snippets of discourse, which can be formed into broader strains of thinking by the user, or audience, simulate an “open source” information platform that is adept to the contemporary subject and architectural discipline, would be more suitable.

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