The Making of an AvantGarde The Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies 19671984

The Making of an AvantGarde presents the creation and existence of the IAUS in the architectural cultural and political climate of the time from the antiWar riots the Womens Movement to the Paris May 68 revolution and the crime ridden and the bankrupt New York City of the 70s through rich and abundant footage The Institute founded in 1967 with close ties to The Museum of Modern Art made New York the global center for architectural debate and redefined architectural discourse in the United States A place of immense energy and effervescence its founders and participants were young and hardly known at the time but would ultimately become some of the most influential figures in the field shaping architectural practice and theory for decades The Institute became the most significant and energetic crossroad in the path of rethinking architecture and the city and its influence is still felt today