Architecture and criticism 13

Since its first edition in 1999, "Arquitectura y crítica" has become one of the reference introductory texts on architectural criticism and historiography. What is criticism? What are its objectives and meanings? Does it make any sense? This book, now in its fourth edition, answers these questions in a brief and didactic way, focusing on the historical trajectory of the relationship between architecture and criticism. Starting from the pioneers of 20th-century architectural criticism, key figures in modern historiography like Sigfried Giedion or the texts of leading architects such as Adolf Loos or Le Corbusier, through different interpretations derived from existentialism, phenomenology, iconography, or structuralism, such as Aldo Rossi, Manfredo Tafuri, Colin Rowe, and Marina Waisman, up to the post-structuralist panorama with names like Peter Eisenman, Rem Koolhaas, or Micha Bandini, this brief basic guide presents a historical overview of architectural criticism that allows understanding the historiographical keys of architecture from its origins to the present day.