If architecture is a rich and complex field of cultural production and know ledge that continuously redefines itself vis-à-vis spatial, societal and cultural challenges, then critically thinking and writing on this role of architecture both as a force of change and as a mode of reflection are most essential. This issue of OASE is aimed at examining the role of the architecture magazine within the current debate on architecture criticism. It brings together important critical voices around one central question: ‘What critical role should the architecture journal play in an ever more a-critical landscape?’

Tom Avermaete, Christoph Grafe, Klaske Havik, Hans Teerds, et.al. (eds.) OASE #81, Constructing Criticism (Rotterdam: NAi Publishers, 2010)