What might a new architectural history be? Where do we start? The list of topics is long. Think of the role of PR in the making of the modern profession, for example. It might mean drawing a line between the Smithsons and Kevin McCloud rather than the Smithsons and Sergison Bates, acknowledging the role of self-promotion ahead of aesthetics and form. But what about the bigger stories we've been telling each other? How about messing with Corb? The Acropolis? And maybe Palladio too?
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