Five Critical Essays on The Crit, Future Cities Project.
The link between criticism and the crit is strong. A crit is a developmental process engaged in before a design is materially realised. Critique (or criticism) is, on the other hand, a public or industry-wide discussion that reflects on a finished
product.
Nevertheless, both are grounded in an exploratory set of considerations and
judgements, based on a shared, design-centred language. Both the crit and critique are attempts to define, understand and clarify the designer’s intent and to refine and confront the efficacy of a particular approach. Both are processes in which the depth to which the designer understands and applies the fundamental principles of
the craft of design is assessed. They amplify what a particular design or approach might contribute to the craft, as well as to culture and society.
The link is not just theoretical either. The reviews and challenges, the constructive analysis and brickbats of professional design, always feed back into the academy and the crit. The intellectual rigour displayed in criticism is a good indication of the health of an industry made up of practitioners and academics. Criticism and crit are bedfellows and an examination of one illuminates the other.
Intro paragraphs to my essay. (March 2023)
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