The Materialist Turn in Architecture

with Avigail Sachs, Cristobal Amunategui, Britt Eversole, and Joseph Bedford

Dialogue

LOCATION

Online

DURATION

90 Minutes

DATE

10/11/2025

SUMMARY

This dialogue addressed what might provisionally be called the “Materialist Turn” in architecture. The participants asked whether such a turn occurred and, if so, when and what evidence supports it. They discussed the characteristics of the materialist turn across design culture, history, and theory. They asked who the key protagonists were, which texts advanced this turn, and which projects and buildings exemplified it. Finally, they attempted to explain why such a turn occurred, what it means for the field, and how its consequences might be evaluated.

BIOGRAPHY

Avigail Sachs is a professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Cristóbal Amunátegui is an assistant professor at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Britt Eversole is an assistant professor at Syracuse University.

Joseph Bedford is an associate professor at Virginia Tech.

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CATALOGUE

with Avigail Sachs, Cristobal Amunategui, Britt Eversole, and Joseph Bedford

The Materialist Turn in Architecture

Online

10/11/2025

Format

Video

Dialogue

with Avigail Sachs, Cristobal Amunategui, Britt Eversole, and Joseph Bedford

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