Download or read book The Practice Turn in Architecture: Brussels after 1968 written by Dr Isabelle Doucet and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2015-11-28 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brussels, a complex city with a turbulent architectural and urban past, forms a compelling case for examining the tensions between urban politics, architectural imaginations, society’s needs and desires, and the city’s history and fabric. Inspired by pragmatist-relational philosophies, this book tests the potential of criticality through-practice. It studies a series of critical actions and tools, which occurred in Brussels’ architectural and urban culture after 1968. In addition, by showing how pragmatist-relational philosophies can be made relevant for architectural theory, the book opens hopeful potentials for how architectural theory can better contribute to the formulation of a critical agenda for architecture.