Joseph Rykwert: La idea de ciudad

Joseph Rykwert: La idea de ciudadEdiciones Sígueme, Salamanca, 2002 Por Louise Noelle. Fotografía: Twinkling Lights / Unsplash Los problemas que aquejan a las actuales megalópolis, como la ciudad de México, nos han ido alejando de las reflexiones en torno a temas como el del presente libro: el origen de las ciudades. No se trata en […]

Pierre Vago

Von Manuel Cuadra L’Architecture d’aujourd’hui und Pierre Vago, das weltweit angesehene Architekturmagazin und sein langjähriger Chefredakteur: Das sind zwei feste Größen, die man auch heute noch spontan miteinander verbindet und die in einem ein warmes Gefühl der Nähe und der Bewunderung, ja der Dankbarkeit aufkommen lassen. Beide, die französische Fachzeitschrift und der Mann, der praktisch von […]

Founding Statement of the International Committee of Architectural Critics

UIA Congress Mexico 1978. Foundation of CICA. From left to right: Bruno Zevi, Pierre Vago, Louise Noelle, Peter Huges and Jorge Glusberg. 1. We believe that collaboration and dialogue between the architectural profession and architectural critics should be organised on a permanent basis within the framework of the UIA. 2. We believe that criticism and […]

Bylaws of the International Committee of Architectural Critics

Bye-Laws, as proposed 12 May 2025 1. The International Committee of Architectural Critics (CICA) is a non-profit association within the meaning of the Law of 1901 of the French Republic. 2. CICA is established in perpetuity. 3. CICA’s headquarters shall be located in Paris and the secretariat shall be in located at the President’s and […]

CICA – A short history

By Dennis Sharp The International Committee of Architectural Critics CICA – was established in 1978 in Mexico during the XIII World Congress of the International Union of Architects UIA. The first international meeting was held in Barcelona in July 1979 when an executive board was elected with the following directors: Pierre Vago (France), Louise Noelle […]

Architecture and the Media: the case of Warwick Junction

For some time now, the relationship between the architectural profession and mainstream media seems to have been, at best, mutually disinterested and, at worst, strained. By Karen Eicker You can download this article as a PDF in the link below. Vous pouvez télécharger cet article en PDF dans le lien ci-dessous.

CICA – Une petite historie

Par Louise Noelle La critique architecturale a toujours été liée au développement de l’architecture, comme une expression des spécialistes qui se vouent à l’étude des constructions. Ainsi, l’action des critiques doit se comprendre comme la formulation de jugements sur les architectes et leurs œuvres, dont le but n’est eulogie ni condamnation, mais plutôt un discours […]