The Architect's Resistance

The Architects' Resistance (TAR) is a group formed in 1968 by architecture students from Columbia University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Yale University. The group was formed as "a communications network, a research group, and an action group . . . concerned about the social responsibility of architects and the framework within which architecture is practiced."[1]

The group produced position papers titled: "Architecture and Racism,"[2] "Architects and the Nuclear Arms Race," and "Architecture: Whom Does It Serve?"[3]

The "Architecture and Racism" position paper led to the picketing of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill by TAR in 1969 for its design of the Carlton Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa during apartheid.

See also

References
  1. Graham Foundation. "The Architect's Resistance".
  2. The Architect's Resistance. "Architecture and Racism" (PDF). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. Bill, Millard (August 2013). "Change Agents". Architect Magazine (August 2013).
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