A 'Discourse' on Authorship

Authorship, as the back cover asserts, "critically examines emergent themes in contemporary architecture by revisiting the seemingly defunct notion of design authorship." Ponce de León then asks in the introduction, "As we revel in the death of the master architect, how do we come to terms with the shifting role of creativity in architecture's cultural production?" 

This theme and question are addressed by sixteen architects and critics across 156 pages — 156 pages with various papers and sizes. The diversity of voices is paralleled by the book's design, which has at least three types of paper and a plethora of inserts — multiple books within the book. Though a scholarly publication, flipping through the book can be giddy, as each turn of the page reveals something new, unexpected. Below is a quick tour through a few parts of Discourse 1—Authorship.