Abundance not Capital

The Lively Architecture of Anupama Kundoo

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

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Beskrivning

What if architecture were not an instrument of capital? How to imagine and build a non-extractivist and non-exploitative architecture. Capital s voracious appetite forces architecture into a regime of never enough. The current realities of building involve extraction and exploitation, which, in turn, cause climate breakdown, environmental ruin, alienated labor conditions, and the destruction of local construction knowledge. But what if we could do architecture differently? What does non-extractivist architecture look like? In this book, Angelika Fitz and Elke Krasny introduce the concept of abundance to call for a paradigm shift in architecture. Using as its example the exceptional work of architect Anupama Kundoo, this book shows that non-extractivist and non-exploitative architecture is undeniably possible. Kundoo, born in Pune, India, weaves together innovative technological experimentation and traditional crafts. With careful consideration of local resources, building skills, climate, and environment, she makes buildings that embody spatial beauty and graceful materiality. Abundance Not Capital is a manifesto for creating a future-forward, alternative architecture. Contributors: Shumi Bose, Jordan Carver, Peggy Deamer, Madhavi Desai, Angelika Fitz, Rupali Gupte, Ranjit Hoskote, Elke Krasny, Charlotte Malterre-Barthes, Shannon Mattern, and Laurie Parsons. Copublished with Architekturzentrum Wien.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-08-26
Mått:168 x 239 x 24 mm
Vikt:624 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:304
Förlag:MIT Press Ltd
ISBN:9780262553124

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Mer om författaren

Angelika Fitz is Director of Architekturzentrum Wien. Her curatorial projects include We-Traders: Swapping Crisis for City and Actopolis: The Art of Action (both for the Goethe Institute). She is the coeditor of Assemble: How to Build. Fitz and Elke Krasny are curators of the exhibition at Architekturzentrum Wien, Critical Care: Architecture and Urbanism for a Broken Planet. Elke Krasny is Professor for Art and Education and Head of the Department of Education in the Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and coeditor of Critical Care: Architecture and Urbanism for a Broken Planet (MIT Press).

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionAngelika Fitz and Elke KrasnyAbundance, not CapitalOn the work of Anupama KundooAngelika Fitz and Elke KrasnyEssaysAll essays are newly commissioned; all titles are working titles.1. Peggy Deamer: Architecture and Capital2. Laurie Parson: Building Carbon Colonialism3. Jordan Carver: Conditions of Labor in the Building Industry4. Charlotte Malterre-Barthes (t.b.c.): Against Extraction5. Manu Goswami: From Colonial Economies to National Space6. Ranjit Hoskote: Modernist Utopias: Urbanism in India7. Madhavi Desai: Women Architects in India8. Nancy Adajania: Affective Relations with the More-than-Human9. Shumi Bose: Making Homes10. Shannon Matter: Practicing Maintenance in Architecture11. Rupali Gupte: Imaginaries and Realities of Care12. Elke Krasny: Liberating Abundance: Soothing Spaces for Dreaming, Resting, and HealingAppendixIllustrated list of selected worksAbout Anupama KundooAbout the authors and editorsBibliographyIndexImprint