Theory

Critical Care (architecture for a broken planet)

Fitz and Krasny's feminist care-ethics framing of architecture and urbanism as practices of repair and maintenance for a damaged planet; the principal architectural-discipline statement of care ethics.

Care Climate Labour

Details

Introduced: 2019

Connections

extends Maintenance and Care (the maintenance turn)

Referenced by

Angelika Fitz proposed
Elke Krasny proposed
Critical Care: Architecture and Urbanism for a Broken Planet articulates

Sources

Angelika Fitz and Elke Krasny (eds.). Critical Care: Architecture and Urbanism for a Broken Planet. MIT Press / Az W, 2019.

Cite this entry

First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "Critical Care (architecture for a broken planet)." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theory/critical-care/. Accessed July 17, 2026.