[mukto-mona] Design for the One Percent

Our grand Parliament bldg in Dhaka that Louis Kahn designed is said to have costly maintenance.

Design for the One Percent

Contemporary architecture is more interested in mega projects for elites than improving ordinary people’s lives.

by Alex Cocotas

A mock-up of Zaha Hadid's proposal for Japan's new national stadium. ForgeMind ArcheMedia / Flickr

Zaha Hadid, a pioneering architect and the first female recipient of the Pritzker Prize, died in March at the age of sixty-five. Her vision and ambition have been rightfully celebrated around the world in the weeks since. But her passing also offers a moment to reflect critically on the state of contemporary architecture. >>

https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/06/zaha-hadid-architecture-gentrification-design-housing-gehry-urbanism/

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