This innovative edited collection charts the rise; fall and possible futures of the word primitive. The word primitive is fundamental to the discipline of architecture in the west; providing a convenient starting point for the many myths of architectures origins. Since the almost legendary 1970s conference on the Primitive; with the advent of post-modernism and; in particular; post-colonialism; the word has fallen from favour in many disciplines. Despite this; architects continue to use the word to mythologize and reify the practice of simplicity.Primitive includes contributions from some of today’s leading architectural commentators including Dalibor Vesely; Adrian Forty; David Leatherbarrow; Richard Weston and Richard Coyne. Structured around five sections; Negotiating Origins; Urban Myths; Questioning Colonial Constructs; Making Marks; and Primitive Futures; the essays highlight the problematic nature of ideas of the primitive; engage with contemporary debate in the field of post colonialism and respond to a burgeoning interest in the non-expert architecture.This now controversial subject remains; for better or worse; intrinsic to the very structure of Modernism and deeply embedded in architectural theory. Considering a broad range of approaches; this book provides a rounded past; present and future of the word primitive in the architectural sphere.
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