"The Building" was a five-year project led by José Aragüez between 2014 and 2019. It is widely regarded in international circles as one of the most significant contributions to architectural discourse in the 2010s.

The project was launched through two symposia held at the Architectural Association (London) and Columbia University (New York) respectively in 2014, and a theory seminar at Cornell University in the fall of 2015. In late 2014 "The Building" became a book project, the outcome of which was published by Lars Müller in November 2016. More than 400 people are estimated to have directly participated in or helped with the project, which overall generated an unprecedented total of twenty-three events—conferences, lectures, and panel discussions—across Europe and the US. A vast majority of the essential figures in the discursive scene worldwide contributed to "The Building."

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