Questioning Architectural Judgment: The Problem of Codes in the United States

The book shines light on the problem of judgment, particularly in the realm of architectural"technics"� and the codes that regulate it. The struggle to define"sustainability,"� and thus judge architecture through such lenses, is but one dimension of the contemporary problem of judgment. By providing the reader with an inherently interdisciplinary study of a particular discipline?architecture, it brings to the topic lenses that challenge the too frequently unexamined assumptions of the discipline. By situating architecture within a broader cultural field and using case studies to dissect the issues discussed, the book emphasizes that it is not simply a matter of designing better, more efficient, or more stringent codes to guide place-making, but a matter of reconstructing the boundaries of the systems to be coded. The authors are winners of the EDRA Place-Research Award 2014 for their work on the Green Alley Demonstration Project used in the book.Additional ISBNs9780415840811, 9781135079871, 9781299752573, 9781135080013, 9780203796658Questioning Architectural Judgment: The Problem of Codes in the United States 1st Edition is written by Steven A. Moore; Barbara B. Wilson and published by Routledge. ISBNs for Questioning Architectural Judgment are 9781135079949, 1135079943 and the print ISBNs are 9780415840804, 0415840805. Additional ISBNs include 9780415840811, 9781135079871, 9781299752573, 9781135080013, 9780203796658.