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Impact on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Analysis of institutional authors

Matos, AmCorresponding Author

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February 13, 2024
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Bernard Rudofsky's Curatorial Innovation at MoMA: Architecture Without Architects, 1964

Publicated to:Constelaciones. Revista De Teoría Crítica. (11): 35-53 - 2023-01-01 (11), DOI: 10.31921/constelaciones.n11a2

Authors: Matos, AM

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Univ Politecn Madrid, Madrid, Spain - Author

Abstract

The exhibition Architecture Without Architects opened in 1964 at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Analyzing the curatorial strategy carried out by architect Bernard Rudofsky, it is possible to point out AWA as an unprecedented milestone, not only for how it presented a new way of understanding architecture, but also for the use of exclusively photographic material that generated a dialectical structure through post-production work, reusing images with various origins. The exhibition design, also by Rudofsky, generated a cartographic structure, related to Atlas Mnemosyne, which moved away from traditional linear and chronological modes, to expand the viewer's field of vision in favor of a transversal and simultaneous reading, turning AWA into a mandatory reference in the world of architectural exhibitions of the time, opening new modes of communication in architecture.

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Sustainable cities and communities

Quality index

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-23:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 1 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
Continuing with the social impact of the work, it is important to emphasize that, due to its content, it can be assigned to the area of interest of ODS 11 - sustainable cities and communities, with a probability of 69% according to the mBERT algorithm developed by Aurora University.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (MARTINEZ MATOS, ANA) and Last Author (MARTINEZ MATOS, ANA).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been MARTINEZ MATOS, ANA.