The labor of architecture : creativity, design, and the building of a new class consciousness /
Today, a new generation of designers encounters a different reality, exploitative work places, a financial crisis that ravaged the housing sector, sexist and racist hiring practices and a quickly worsening climate catastrophe in which designers have played no small. Providing insight through his dir...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Monthly Review Press,
[2025].
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| Summary: | Today, a new generation of designers encounters a different reality, exploitative work places, a financial crisis that ravaged the housing sector, sexist and racist hiring practices and a quickly worsening climate catastrophe in which designers have played no small. Providing insight through his direct experiences organizing and negotiating from within the world of architecture, Beck explains how a design-based union movement can create a new reality for the labor of architects and designers, arguing that they have more in common with other unionized industries than generally assumed. Ultimately, The Labor of Architecture is a call for designers to prioritize collective action over their own individualistic pursuits, not just for the betterment of their profession, but for the sake of the society they help to build each day. |
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| Physical Description: | 179 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781685901394 1685901395 9781685901387 1685901387 |