February 8, 2012

Fisher responds to “The Architecture Meltdown”

The architecture blogosphere is still reeling from a Salon article, “The Architecture Meltdown,” published this past weekend, as profiled here. The subtitle and piece itself pose the greater question, “Where does architecture go from here?,” without offering an answer, observes Thomas Fisher of the University of Minnesota College of Design, “So I will,” Fisher starts out in his response. Fisher’s piece, “Architecture for the Other 99%,” was just posted at MetropolisMag.com.

The piece makes a compelling case for the demise of “star-chitecture,” which rose with the recent debt-fueled construction bubble. But Timberg presents only a fraction of the story. While the traditional work of architects designing for fee-paying clients has declined and may, as Timberg observes, remain depressed for some time to come, non-traditional job opportunities for architects have never been better and while it may take some time for these markets to mature, they seem likely to grow much faster in the years to come.

Click here to read Fisher’s full response on MetropolisMag.com.

Tags: College of Design, Metropolis Magazine, Salon, Scott Timberg, Thomas Fisher, University of Minnesota
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