The Perplexities of Keeping Fit

摘要

Washing, dusting, scraping, patching, and other overlooked acts of upkeep triggered Hilary Sample to direct her attention toward a subject at once forgotten and self-evident. The general absence of building maintenance in architectural discourse prompted her to urge a reevaluation of "terms like cleaning and preservation" and their "far-reaching implications for the conception, construction, and endurance" of the constructed environment.