Architecture from below: An Anthology

Description

Texts in this collection of Sérgio Ferro’s essays and shorter writings cover the full range of his unique analysis of labour and production in architecture and fine art. The essays are selected to appeal to a wide set of readers, not only from the different disciplines represented--art, architecture, political economy, sociology, philosophy-- but also to practitioners, students, activists and readers looking to understand the contemporary crisis and exploitation in the production of the built environment. They explore how design plays a central role and to those seeking alternative possibilities.
These chapters, as they were translated, were debated in regular monthly reading groups held throughout 2021 in English and Portuguese with the project team and affiliated researchers, resulting in a symposium in early 2022 and a journal special issue. Ferro’s work provided the basis in the project for debates about the methods and topics of Production Studies (PS) and for the development of dissemination activities across the four-year period of the TF/TK Project.