Participation and/or Criticality? Thoughts on an Architectural Practice for Urban Change

Kenny Cupers teaches architectural history, theory, and urban studies at the University at Buffalo, where he was the 2010- 11 Reyner Banham Fellow. He received his PhD from Harvard University. Forthcoming books include The Social Project: Modern Architecture, Social Science, and the Postwar Suburbs in France, Paris: Life Forms, and Use Matters: An Alternative History of Architecture (Routledge, 2013).

Markus Miessen is an architect, spatial consultant, and writer, operating from his practice Studio Miessen. He is also Visiting Professor of Critical Spatial Practice at Staatliche Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Städelschule. He received his BArch from Glasgow School of Art, DiplHons from the Architectural Association, MRes from the London Consortium, and is currently a PhD candidate at Goldsmiths College.