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SUMMARY:In Search of Democratic Architecture -Towards a Working Thesis on 
 the Public Good as the Ethical Basis of Architectural Practice - Professor
 . Tom Spector Visiting Fellow at Clare Hall College\, University of Cambri
 dge
DTSTART:20101117T131500Z
DTEND:20101117T141500Z
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DESCRIPTION:*Abstract:* Deriving the ethical justification of the architec
 ts actions in the resulting public welfare is a longstanding article of fa
 ith amongst architects in most democratic nations. But what is the nature 
 of that good\, and what on earth has happened to our concept of the public
 ? As philosopher Jurgen Habermas observes: “Tendencies pointing to the c
 ollapse of the public sphere are unmistakable\, for while its scope is exp
 anding impressively\, its function has become progressively insignificant.
 " This lecture presents the interim results of my investigation into this 
 subject over the last few years with the idea of inviting ideas and discus
 sion of its emerging themes. \n \n*Biography:* Tom Spector\, a Visiting Fe
 llow at Clare Hall this tern\, is a licensed U.S. architect and professor 
 who received his Ph.D from the University of California\, Berkeley helping
  pioneer the subject of ethics and architecture. He is the author of the 2
 001 book\, The Ethical Architect\, a frequent contributor to Harvard Desig
 n Magazine on practice-related issues\, and has published widely in both a
 rchitectural and philosophical journals.
LOCATION:First-floor Classroom\, Department of Architecture\, 1-5 Scroope 
 Terrace\, Cambridge\, CB2 1PX\, www.arct.cam.ac.uk.
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