The Architecture of Participation

ENDORSEMENTS “Giancarlo De Carlo’s image of the ‘overturned pyramid’ is a powerful metaphor for rethinking the hierarchies that shape both architecture and education. This carefully curated anthology, introduced and contextualized by Luisa Lorenza Corna, brings together De Carlo’s most incisive reflections on how universities—and architecture itself—might be reformed through genuine participation rather than mere reformist gestures. It is an illuminating and timely volume that restores the urgency of De Carlo’s radical vision.” —Mark Crinson, Emeritus Professor of Architectural History, Birkbeck, University of London “Giancarlo De Carlo occupies a unique place among his Team X collaborators. His interests ranged from the consideration of the historic city to rethinking housing, from the role and structure of academic institutions to his editorship of the influential magazine Spazio et Società. His projects were always engaged with political realities and the specific circumstances of architectural and spatial production. The Architecture of Participation provides a timely reminder of his thinking and the importance of his ideas now.” —Mohsen Mostafavi, Alexander and Victoria Wiley Professor of Design and Distinguished Service Professor, Harvard University