{"product_id":"degree-zero-in-architecture-form-value-authorship-9783959059053","title":"Degree Zero in Architecture: Form, Value, Authorship","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFifteen essays that examine architectural practices through the conceptual framework of Roland Barthes' \"degree zero\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally borrowed from literary studies, the term \"degree zero\" has evolved, since the 1960s, into a familiar trope in architectural theory and criticism. First conceptualized in Roland Barthes' seminal book, \u003ci\u003eLe degré zéro de l'écriture\u003c\/i\u003e, as a plain style of writing that liberates text from ideology, it has been deployed as a discursive and conceptual tool for articulating diverse architectural practices--projectual, theoretical, speculative, critical or academic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDegree Zero in Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e examines how the idea of degree zero, entangling the notions of form, value and authorship, has catalyzed--and continues to deepen--critical reflections on architectural practices and their formalizations. The 15 essays in this collection interrogate architectural forms and forms of architectural knowledge, examining their positioning in the field based on the set of values they embody and the nature of the forms they shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Spector Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783959059053\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 326","brand":"Lyna Bourouiba","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52801334083765,"sku":"9783959059053","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/degree-zero-in-architecture-form-value-authorship-9783959059053","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}