Theorist
John Chase
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Details
- Nationality
- American
Classifications
- Holder
- Communal intergenerational
- Source of authority
- ObservationLived experience
- Subject
- Human centred
- Political position
- Subaltern resistant
- Mode of transmission
- Text drawing
- Knowledge type
- Relational embodied
- Epistemic cluster
- Western philosophical
Notes
[DRAFT] American architect, writer and urban designer for the city of West Hollywood (John Leighton Chase, 1953-2010). Co-editor, with Margaret Crawford and John Kaliski, of 'Everyday Urbanism' (1999), which argued architects should ground design in the as-found fabric of daily life. Also author of 'Glitter Stucco & Dumpster Diving' and 'Exterior Decoration'.
Connections
- proposed Everyday Urbanism
Sources
- John Chase, Margaret Crawford & John Kaliski (eds.). Everyday Urbanism. The Monacelli Press, 1999.
- The Architect's Newspaper. John Leighton Chase, 1953-2010. archpaper.com, 2010.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "John Chase." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theorist/john-chase/. Accessed July 17, 2026.