The Judicious Eye: Architecture Against the Othe

Isarchitectureart?Thisvexedquestionhasbeenposedsincethe1700s，when--breakingfromearliercenturiesinwhichtherewerenodivisionsbetweenvisualartist，architect，andengineer--architectsandlaypeoplealikebegantoseethesevocationsasdistinct.Exploringhowthisseparationofrolesoccurred，andhowinthetwentiethcenturyartsandarchitecturestartedtocometogetheragain，"TheJudiciousEye"isthedefinitivehistoryoftherelationshipsbetweenpainting，sculpture，andarchitectureastheyhaveshiftedoverthepastthreecenturies.JosephRykwertlocatesthefirstmajorshiftduringtheEnlightenment，whenkeyphilosophersdrewimpliedandexplicitdistinctionsbetweenthevisualartsandarchitecture.Astimeprogressed，architectscametoseethemselvesaspartofanestablishedprofession，whilevisualartistsincreasinglymovedtowardsociety'smargins，deepeningthechasmbetweenthem.Detailingtheeventualattemptstohealthisbreach，Rykwertconcludesinthemid-twentiethcentury，whentheartisticavant-gardeturnedtoarchitectsinitsbattleagainstastagnantsociety."TheJudiciousEye，"then，providesanecessaryfoundationforunderstandingarchitectureandvisualartinthetwenty-firstcentury，astheycontinuetobreaknewgroundbygrowingclosertotheirintertwinedroots.