Kate Wagner slams what she calls “PR-chitecture” in a recent editorial in The Architect’s Newspaper.
What is “PR-chitecture”? According to Wagner, it is “[s]lick renderings of tree-lined balconies and floating cities; design ‘solutions’ involving AI or 3D printing or bitcoin or whatever the new tech buzzword may be; publicity stunts and art projects devoted to ‘calling attention’ to any given issue.”
You may be familiar with Wagner, as she is the author of the sardonic McMansion Hell blog.
What can readers do about “PR-chitecture”? Wagner suggests they should contact editors and ask them to stop publishing such foolishness.
Here is Wagner’s editorial: link