Contingencies:
1. Allen identifies the dichotomy
between theory and practice as a possible pitfall in design. Have you ever encountered this in
your own work? Are there any built projects in which you think that this is an issue? (Pg. XII)
2. What are some examples of where
outside ideological forces create and enforce rules? Are they justified? If not, what are some
good reasons for challenging them? (Pg. XII)
Material
Practices:
1. Instead of Practice vs. Theory,
Allen identifies the interconnected categories of discursive practice and material practice. What do
you think his point is in doing this? In other words, how does discursive practice differ from theory? (Pg. XIII)
2. Why does Allen say that 'doubt'
is necessary to the distinction between discursive and material practice? (Pg. XV)
Techniques:
1. Allen says that "Consistency
and Rationality are guaranteed by the hard logic of structure and the indifferent behavior of the materials
themselves." How does Allen later contradict this statement? Is it possible to have a non-logical structure? (Top
Pg. XVII)
2. What are some ways in which
methods of representation can come into conflict with the literal physical construction
process? (Pg. XVII)
Trajectories:
1. Allen writes that "… control
exercised by any disciplinary regime can never be total. Resistance will find other pathways
around, or under, or through, the constraints imposed from the outside, pathways that lead away from
transgression, catastrophic overthrow, withdrawal
or retreat." What is the point at which architectural control ceases? (Pg.
XIX)
2. What does Allen mean when he
asserts, "To conceive this work as a practice is to work from examples, and not principles." Aren't
examples representations of principals? (Pg. XX)
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