Founding Myths
<p>Founding in the double sense of the word naturally plays an important role in architecture. But also the history and theory of architecture seem to particularly require the idea of a foundation, a beginning. On the occasion of its 50th anniversary, the Institute for the History and Theory of Architecture (gta) addressed the problem of beginnings – in its own history as well as in architecture in general – and in particular the role of founding myths. As the recurring recourse in architecture to the primitive hut or the three Vitruvian principles of firmness, utility and beauty (<em>firmitas, utilitas, venustas</em>) shows, myths occupy an important place in professional discourse. The contributions to the third issue of the <em>gta papers</em> question the tradition of these myths and examine their potential for the interpretation of the past and for the design of future projects.</p>
Issue Editor: Laurent Stalder, Tom Avermaete, Maarten Delbeke, Philip Ursprung, Ita Heinze-Greenberg
Contributors: Laurent Stalder, Mario Carpo, Sylvia Claus, Matthew Critchley, Maarten Delbeke, Adrian Forty, Ita Heinze-Greenberg, Mari Hvattum, Andreas Kalpakci, Jacqueline Maurer, Stanislaus von Moos, Sarah Nichols, Daniela Ortiz dos Santos, Alina Payne, Sabine Sträuli, Philip Ursprung, Filine Wagner, Lukas Zurfluh
Academic Editor: Moritz Gleich
Copy Editor: Christopher Davey
Translators: Thomas Skelton-Robinson
Proofreader: Thomas Skelton-Robinson
Designer: Dominik Bissem, Christian Lindermann, Andreas Uebele, büro uebele visuelle kommunikation
Part of: gta papers
ISBN: 978-3-85676-441-8
ISSN: 2624-859X