like the title suggests, these star architects were just great marketers, and have their status has made actually no significant contribution to the field instead has led to our downfall, as an industry rampant with exploitation, burnout and lack of trust
“The myth of the calling obscures the role of architectural support staff and encourages architects to surrender their workers’ rights. It stands in the way of solidarity between all architectural workers.” — Failed Architecture
here a research paper on the topic-
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/349826702_The_problematization_of_’star_architecture’_in_architecture_research
