Kenneth Frampton - A Genealogy of Modern Architecture

Kenneth Frampton presented "A Genealogy of Modern Architecture" on Feb. 15, 2017 to the NYIT community at the Auditorium on Broadway. This sold out event was followed by a reception and book signing.

[@NotMeInc]

5:51 Frampton begins his lecture.

[@synon9m]

thank you

[@grandmasterplank]

This is everything that's wrong with architectural theory. Utter waffling babbling bunkum that only the lecturer "understands", and I'd question whether even he does. I'd suggested if he delivered the same speech again he'd say something completely different. It's all self-serving gibberish formulated within insecure academia to try and intimidate the listener into believing they're listening to something great and profound and way above their intellect. When in reality it means or changes precisely zip, and no one in the real world who pays for architectural commissions (clients) could give a toss about this. Academic esoteric horseshit, the lot of it, yet his academic peers will be sitting there, stroking their chins and nodding in agreement, when really they're thinking "WTF is this guy talking about. I'll pretend I understand".....Back to reality, and paying the bills.....

[@esselappiah]

Spot on! Thanks for honestly saying what has to be said

[@andrewmakin8151]

over an hour of wonderful continuous real-time open curious explorative bubbling human being alive

[@philipjacobs7044]

Impossible to listen to even if you know a bit about modernist architecture. One and half hours of ill-prepared bumbling, half-finished thoughts and comparisons that provide very few insights.

[@davecoleman2593]

To be fair.... he was 85 when this was recorded!!! Cut the guy some slack...