Member Obituary: Ruth Verde Zein (1955-2025)
Photo: Noemi Zein Telles Ruth Verde Zein † Born in São Paulo, Brazil (1955), Ruth Verde Zein was one of the brightest architectural historians and critics of her generation. She received her B. Arch. from the Universidade de São Paulo (1977). As an editor of Projeto in the 1980s, the most important architectural magazine in […]
La critique architecturale, un espace disputé
This book addresses that issue by tracing the transformations of French architectural criticism from the 1950s to the 1970s. It examines a field marked by multiple tensions, analyzing the controversies surrounding the specificity of architectural criticism, the skills required to practice it, and its effectiveness.
Two critical reviews on Venice’s Biennale
Below are two critical reviews wrote by CICA member Savine von Fischer on Venice’s architecture Biennale. The essays were published on media outlets Swissinfo and Swiss-Architects. Nichtstun in der Krise ist auch ein Weg – eine Reflexion zur Architekturbiennale –
International Conference on Architecture Between Autonomy and Engagement – Recordings of sessions 1, 2, 3 and 4
We are pleased to provide free access to the recordings from the International Conference on Architecture Between Autonomy and Engagement on CICA’s Youtube channel.
Member Obituary: Joseph Rykwert (1939-2024)
Joseph Rykwert † Born in Warsaw, in 1926, Joseph Rykwert was one of the leading architectural historians and critics of his generation. He travelled to the United Kingdom on the eve of Second World War, where he studied at the Bartlett and Architectural Association. England became the center of his professional activities after a brief […]
Member obituary: Jean-Louis Cohen 1949-2023
Jean‐Louis Cohen 1949‐2023 Jean‐Louis Cohen bleibt als liebenswürdiger Mensch in Erinnerung, der sich seinem Gegenüber gerne öffnete und den Austausch suchte. Isabelle Regnier von „Le Monde“ beschrieb ihn in ihrer ersten Reaktion nach seinem Tod als „très sympathique“ und eine „Encyclopédie vivante“. Es wäre hier viel zu lang, alle seine Bücher mit dem Hintergrund ihrer […]
Press Release: President elections, new directorship and members (2023)
Video: Dennis Sharp Publications Awards 2020
We are honoured to present the video of the gathering for the presentation of the 6th edition of the Dennis Sharp Publications Awards. Please join us in recognizing the winners.
CICA Dennis Sharp Publications Awards 2020: Winners and Honourable Mentions
PRESS Release 5 July 2021 The International Committee of Architectural Critics (CICA) presents the winners of the 2020 Book, Exhibition Catalogue, Journalism and Digital Communication Awards, as they will be announced at the online CICA Symposium to be held in conjunction with the UIA World Congress Rio de Janeiro 2021 on 19 July 2021 at 10:00 […]
Robert Maxwell Memorial Lectures
Kenneth FramptonReflections on the predicament of architecture: seven points in retrospect Kenneth Frampton’s presentation will advance a critique of the current malaise in architectural education and of the equally debilitating state of contemporary practice. These aspects are evident in the current postmodern tendency to reduce architecture either to design of spectacular sculpture at a gargantuan […]