Theorist
Shannon Mattern
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Details
- Nationality
- American
Notes
Author of the essay 'Maintenance and Care' (Places Journal, 2018), the central statement of the 'maintenance turn' in design discourse. Professor of Media Studies at The New School, then Penn Presidential Professor at the University of Pennsylvania from 2022.
Connections
- proposed Maintenance and Care (the maintenance turn)
- authored Maintenance and Care
Sources
- Shannon Mattern. Maintenance and Care. 2018. https://doi.org/10.22269/181120.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "Shannon Mattern." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theorist/shannon-mattern/. Accessed July 17, 2026.