Issue 12
Aberration
Issue 12
Aberration
Guest edited by John Szot
Graphic design by Iker Gil
Cover by Luis Urculo
If firmness, utility, and delight are the enduring pinnacles of architectural achievement, then it would appear architecture’s moral destiny is a foregone conclusion. But is it possible that opportunities for valuable cultural insight are being lost out of deference to this legacy? We examine forces, trends, and ideas that enhance the significance of the built environment despite, or due to, their deviant nature.
The Potential of the Territory Beyond
Issue statement by Iker Gil, editor in chief of MAS Context, and John Szot, guest editor of this issue
Essay by Paul Shepheard
Architecture Without Idealism (Of A Sort)
Essay and project by John Szot
Vladimir Belogolovsky interviews Jürgen Mayer H.
Essay by Ethel Baraona Pohl with photographs by Antonio Rull
Essay by Tom Keeley
Essay by Lebbeus Woods followed by an interview with him by John Szot
Illustrations by Atelier Olschinsky
Projects by Emilio López-Galiacho
Weak Networks and Movement Scales in Architecture
Essay by Michael Chen
Projects by Luis Urculo
Profile and interview with NYC’S Formlessfinder by John Szot
Illustrations by the Freise Brothers
Essay and photographs by Nick Axel