Cities, initially a product of the manufacturing era, have been thoroughly remade in the
image of consumer society. Competitive spending among affluent households has …

Builders of the Vision traces the intellectual history and contemporary practices of Computer-
Aided Design (CAD) and Numerical Control since the years following World War II until …

Despite traditionally being a strong research topic in urban studies, inter-city relations had
become grossly neglected until recently, when it was placed back on the research agenda …

This paper examines the globalization of architectural practice, focusing on the global
strategies of architectural firms in relation to those of advanced business services and to the …

What does the phenomenon of design look like from the perspective of data? This chapter
explores ways to make visible the sociodigital infrastructures of contemporary design …

This dissertation examines the role of transnational architectural production in the process of
making global cities. The study is situated within the larger literature on global cities and …

Professional practice in architecture has long had an international component and a
cosmopolitan outlook. The international reach of architecture as a profession was …

Abstract Experiences in Bilbao epitomize Rem Koolhaas' claim that" globalization
destabilizes and redefines both the way architecture is produced and that which architecture …

The role of architectural education in facilitating the international flow of ideas and
developing the local profession during the interwar period is relatively underexplored. In …

Over the first half of the 20 th century, the underlying tension between the roles of architect
and draftsman became evident as vocational paths into architectural practice were …