Theory
Critical vs Projective Architecture
Explore in the Atlas →The post-2000 debate between a 'critical' architecture (resistant, oppositional, Tafurian) and a 'projective' or postcritical architecture (affirmative, effect-oriented), opened by Somol and Whiting's 'Doppler Effect' essay against George Baird and Reinhold Martin.
Autonomy Knowledge Representation
Details
- Introduced
- 2002
Referenced by
- Robert E. Somol proposed
- Sarah Whiting proposed
- Notes around the Doppler Effect and Other Moods of Modernism articulates
Sources
- Robert E. Somol; Sarah Whiting. “Notes around the Doppler Effect and Other Moods of Modernism.” Perspecta (2002).
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "Critical vs Projective Architecture." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theory/critical-vs-projective/. Accessed July 17, 2026.