M4: Week 3. REVIEWING STUDENTS’ WORK

During this week we have kept the readings and discussions about our chosen architects, we have come into a point in wich we have to start building the line of argumentation of our research. For most of the students, the goal is to have a elocuent short video of our investigation. This final excercise for this module will be presented at the end of the week. Also, we had one ‘input’ lecture for our analysis from Andrei Rodin on Objects Without Structure, a philosophical introduction... Read More

M4: Week 2. Reviewing students’ work

During this week we were introduced to a comparatistic way of engaging with architectural history and theory. We analyzed what emphasis have been put where in different theoretic edifices, and what kind of schemes and concepts they have proposed as mediating between these dimensions. Also, we had two ‘input’ lectures for our analysis, one from Klaus Wassermann on Formalization and Creativity and from Keith Lilley on The Medieval World in Urban Form. _ Find the students’... Read More

M4: Week 1. Reviewing students’ work

During this first week, based on documents, papers and manifestos, we all presented the architect of our preference to work on. From Adolf Loos to Cecil Balmond, this week goal was to analyse and find key concepts and anchor-points. A series of questions from our perspective had to be made in order to understand their theory and start constructing our own attitude. _ Find students’ work here: Aleksandar Lalovic (Audio) Hideaki Takenaga on Metabolism (Audio & Presentation) Jesper... Read More