Lambert, Léopold, author.

Architecture and Revolutionary Movements in Russia and Contemporary Europe.

[Place of publication not identified] : The Funambulist, 2014.

1 online resource.

The Funambulist Podcast ; 20

"For Nikolaos Patsopoulos, the current situation in Europe is similar to the one in Russia right before the revolution and so should be the architecture that accompanies these shift of social paradigms. We discuss about the role of the architect in revolutionary movements, as (s)he has probably more to unlearn than to teach in this matter. For Nikolaos however, each body that modifies the way the built environment (in particular the street) operates politically can be called architect. We therefore spend the time to contrast these two figures sharing the same name of architect, one that contributes actively to the production of capital and of control, and the other that learn from the street and revolutionizes it. The optimism that Nikolaos shares with us is that the former can easily becomes the latter. Nikolaos studied in several universities, served in the army and has a job, yet the only thing he remembers is how poorly he was trained to seek all that matters. In order to compensate he formed student unions, took part in strikes and demonstrations and found his training ground in the world's oldest classroom, the street. He is still deeply fascinated by idealists dumb enough to believe that they can change the world."-- provided by distributor.

Architectural criticism.
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Critique d'architecture.
architectural criticism.

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Patsopoulos, Nikolaos, contributor.
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