Futures of the Architectural Exhibition brings together seven leading curators to interrogate how architecture and design are represented in public space — and what is at stake when exhibitions become instruments of social and disciplinary reckoning.
About This Book
Architecture exhibitions have never been neutral. They take positions, construct narratives, and shape how the built environment is understood by publics far beyond the profession. This volume, edited by Reto Geiser and Michael Kubo, records in-depth conversations with seven curators working across institutions in Mexico City, Montreal, Chicago, Cambridge, Philadelphia, New York, and Hong Kong. Together they map the evolving terrain of architectural curation — from questions of spatial representation and speculative display to the increasingly urgent intersection of exhibitions with issues of equity, labour, gender, race, climate, and infrastructure. Essential reading for architects, curators, and anyone invested in how disciplinary knowledge is made public.
Key Features
- 336 pages of curated conversations with leading figures in architectural exhibition-making
- Edited by Reto Geiser and Michael Kubo; featuring Mario Ballesteros, Giovanna Borasi, Ann Lui, Ana Miljački, Zoë Ryan, Martino Stierli, and Shirley Surya
- Published by Park Books, ISBN 9783038602224
What You'll Discover
- How contemporary curators position exhibitions as critical devices for communicating contested spatial and social questions to broad publics
- The specific challenges of exhibiting architecture — built, speculative, and documentary — across very different institutional contexts, from MoMA to M+ to independent initiatives
- How pressing concerns around equity, justice, density, climate, and sustainability are being integrated into curatorial frameworks for designed environments
- The relationship between architectural exhibition history and the ongoing evolution of curation as a disciplinary medium in its own right
About the Author
Reto Geiser and Michael Kubo are the editors of this volume. [Details available upon request]
Specifications
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 336
- Dimensions: 118 x 180 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9783038602224
- Publisher: Park Books
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Architects, curators, cultural critics, and researchers interested in architectural curation, exhibition history, and the public mediation of design knowledge.