"A colorful, digestible guide to the late 21st century and the role
that architects play or don't play in shaping our collective
understanding of citizenship." -Inc
Globalization, technology and politics have altered the definition and
expectations of citizenship and the right to place. Dimensions of
Citizenship documents contributions from the seven firms selected to
represent the United States in the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale.
This highly readable, visually led paperback volume profiles and
illustrates each of the US Pavilion contributions and contextualizes
them in terms of scale.
Drawing inspiration from the Eames' Power of Ten, Dimensions of
Citizenship provides a view of belonging across seven stages starting
with the individual (Citizen), then the collective (Civic, Region,
Nation) and expanding to include all phases of contemporary society,
real and projected (Globe, Network, Cosmos). With contributions by
Amanda Williams and Andres L. Hernandez in collaboration with Shani
Crowe; Design Earth; Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Laura Kurgan and Robert
Pietrusko, with Columbia Center for Spatial Research; Estudio Teddy
Cruz + Fonna Forman; Keller Easterling; SCAPE; Studio Gang; exhibition
curators Niall Atkinson, Ann Lui, Mimi Zeiger; and others. The book is
published with seven different covers.
