By Franca Trubiano

Building Theories speaks to the value of words in architecture. It addresses the author's fascination for the thoughts of architects, builders, and craftspeople whose voices, however faint, remain captured in text. Building Theories also considers how contemporary scholarship in architectural theory and design has steered far from the subject of building. Only with much difficulty can one identify current discussions on the subject of architecture for which both design and construction are central to their concerns. Differently, Building Theories argues for a return to the practice of architectural theory that is set amongst ideas about building, buildings, and builders.