The Architect's Dream draws on a broad range of subject areas, from philosophy to film to mathematics and economics, to show that the path to meaningful architecture practice is always based in a deep commitment to the idea that architecture is first and foremost an expression of the creative mind. 63 b/w illus.

A unique perspective on how to understand, and create, meaningful architecture

Sean Pickersgill draws on a broad range of subject areas, including film, philosophy, anthropology, mathematics, and economics, to show that the path to meaningful creative practice is always based on an understanding of the principal drivers for change in society.

The Architect’s Dream is not a recipe book or workshop manual for others to follow. It requires the engaged reader to employ their own creative abilities to find what potential lies in each of the propositions and encourages the scholastic architect to continue to mine the rich veins of intellectual culture to demonstrate the latent purposiveness inherent in all meaningful architecture.

Sean Pickersgill is a senior architectural academic within UniSA Creative at the University of South Australia