Movement
Postcritical / Projective architecture
Explore in the Atlas →Early-2000s American discourse, anchored in Perspecta 33 (2002), proposing 'projective' architecture as an alternative to the 'critical' paradigm of Eisenman/Hays. Associated with Somol, Whiting, Michael Speaks and Stan Allen; intersects with the diagram and with post-9/11 American pragmatism.
Representation Meaning Knowledge
Details
- Origin
- United States (Yale Perspecta, GSD, UIC)
Referenced by
- Robert E. Somol associated with
- Sarah Whiting associated with
- Stan Allen associated with
- Robert E. Somol proposed
- Robert E. Somol founded
- Rem Koolhaas influenced
Sources
- Robert Somol and Sarah Whiting. Notes around the Doppler Effect and Other Moods of Modernism. 2002.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "Postcritical / Projective architecture." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/movement/post-critical-projective/. Accessed July 17, 2026.