Texts
MacGuffin
“MacGuffin’ behind the Curtain” is an essay published in the bilingual, peer-reviewed Candide: Journal for Architectural Knowledge in August 2010, originally presented at the conference “Constructing Knowledge: Das Wissen der Architektur” at RWTH Aachen in November 2009.
Relevance
A structural argument for the concept of “relevance,” taking the relationship of architectural discourse to the broader public as a case. Submitted to Columbia University in fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Philosophy in November 2004. This document is 38 pages (429 kB).
Thanks
Credit is due to Michel Anteby, Peter Bearman, Daniel Beunza, Kenneth Frampton, Gina Neff, Ludger Schwarte, David Stark, Nader Vossoughian, and Harrison White for their insightful comments during the early stages of the research from which these essays are drawn. Also to Ariane Wilson for her close reading of the final drafts of the Candide essay.