Habraken, John; Palladio's Children

Habraken, John; "Palladio's Children. Seven essays on the everyday environment and the architect"; Taylor & Francis; Oxon 2005; ISBN 0-415-35791-8

Interesante colección de ensayos sobre el papel del arquitecto. En su propia página web, Habraken nos introduce este libro:

"This book in its entirety may well sum up my thinking, expressed in papers and lectures through the years, about the role of the contemporary architect. ( See the bibliography list 'On the role of the Architect' )
The book traces the early beginning of our professional self image to the times of the Italian renaissance and the subsequent dominance of Palladio's professional example for successive generations of architects. It then discusses how the profession got drawn in providing everyday environment for everyday purposes without pausing to re-examine its goals and its role. The book ends with some observations of today's professional reality and how it already makes us behave differently from the way we like to think about ourselves.

Sobre el tema del papel del arquitecto hay más textos en la página de Habraken:
http://www.habraken.com/html/on_the_architect_s_role.htm