Designing in Dark Times

The architectural historian and critic Kenneth Frampton 'never recovered' from the force of Hannah Arendt's teaching at The New School in New York. The philosop

Long-sighted, radical and provocative, this book offers a foundational framework of concepts, principles and methods (exemplified with selected tools) to enable

Otto von Busch examines how power is and can be manifested through the material practice of craft and design. Whereas the state's power takes concrete form in i

Each of us develops and enacts strategies for living our everyday lives. These may confirm the general tendency towards new forms of connected solitude, in whic

This book is an essential contribution to the transdisciplinary field of critical design studies. The essays in this collection locate design at the center of a

In recent decades, the field of design has expanded. Moreover, there has been a significant historical shift to a world essentially defined by artifice. The ons

In this modern era of global environmental crisis, Sing Chew provides a convincing analysis of the recurring human and environmental crises identified as Dark A

Hops back and forth between topics as diverse as Free Trade and Vanna White. Chronicles the ever-changing interests of the country's most outspoken left-wing th