La presse architecturale, miroir actif de la préoccupation environnementale

Abstract

What are the effects of sustainability on the coverage of architecture in the specialized trade press ? This study was based on a decade-long (2000-2009) analysis of articles in French architecture trade publications. The authors document the appearance and development of ecology as a permanent fixture in these professional forums, along with the resistance and changes it provoked. They contend that the issue of long-term ecological balance has had a profound effect on how professional publications refer to architectural production. In other words, they explore how different ways of talking about an architectural feature actually contribute to its very existence.

Keywords

• France
• ecology
• architecture
• trade journal
• environment