Dezeen Launches 'Performance Review' Series Examining Architecture and Design Industry Issues
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Cajsa Carlson
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Summary
Dezeen launches a new series called 'Performance Review' examining critical issues in the architecture and design industry. The series begins with architecture critic Edwin Heathcote outlining 12 major problems with architecture, sparking significant debate. The article also explores how architecture fees have become so low and addresses broader industry challenges.
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· 3 pulledThis week on Dezeen, we launched our latest series, Performance Review, which will explore the multitude of issues plaguing the architecture and design industry.
To kick off the serious architecture critic Edwin Heathcote set out 12 things wrong with architecture, which created a fervent debate in the comment section.
We also looked at how architecture fees got so low
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