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My book "Architectural Drawings as Investigating Devices" explores how the changing modes of representation in architecture and urbanism relate to the transformation of how the addressees of architecture and urbanism are conceived. The book diagnoses the dominant epistemological debates in architecture and urbanism during the 20th and 21st centuries. It traces their transformations, paying special attention to Le Corbusier and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s preference for perspective representation, to the diagrams of Team 10 architects, to the critiques of functionalism, and the upgrade of the artefactual value of architectural drawings in Aldo Rossi, John Hejduk, Peter Eisenman, and Oswald Mathias Ungers, and, finally, to the reinvention of architectural programme through the event in Bernard Tschumi and the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA). Particular emphasis is placed on the spirit of truth and clarity in modernist architecture, the relationship between the individual and the community in post-war era architecture, the decodification of design process as syntactic analogy and the paradigm of autonomy in the 1970s and 1980s architecture, the concern about the dynamic character of urban conditions and the potentialities hidden in architectural programme in the post-autonomy era. This book is based on extensive archival research in Canada, the USA and Europe, and will be of interest to architects, artists, researchers and students in architecture, architectural history, theory, cultural theory, philosophy and aesthetics. https://lnkd.in/dngKHy4N #architecture #architecturalhistory #architecturaltheory #architecturaldrawings #petereisenman #oswaldmathiasungers #aldorossi #johnhejduk #lecorbusier #miesvanderrohe #bernardtschumi

Journey with us through the innixAR research project, where students and professors from IE University and Princeton University unite to explore the potential of technology in architectural design and construction.In this series, students explore the dynamic blend of tradition and innovation in architectural design to build a vault using augmented reality technology. Discover the evolution of construction techniques, from ancient methods to cutting-edge technology, as we explore the harmonious fusion of past, present and future. Find out how age-old craftsmanship meets contemporary design in the creation of a self-supporting vault. Part 1 - The VaultExplore the intersection of tradition and innovation in architectural design as we revolutionize the construction of one of the oldest architectural forms: the vault. Join students, researchers and expert builders in witnessing the evolution of construction techniques over centuries through ancient methods and modern technologies. Discover how architects adapt and solve complex problems while preserving the beauty of tradition. Join us on this captivating journey into the transformation of architectural planning,

#architecturalengineering Fascinating Models from Visual Design 2.0, Year 1 Students - Architecture Department, Faculty of Engineering This exhibit showcases captivating models created by first-year students in the Architecture Department's Visual Design 2.0 module. The focus of the module was on the interplay of shadow and light in shaping the perception of interior architectural spaces. Students explored how facade orientation and location can influence both the aesthetics and environmental aspects of a building. They were challenged to design dynamic patterns that would function as an environmental and aesthetic tool, changing their appearance from different viewpoints. This project exemplifies how creativity and functionality, the cornerstones of architecture, can come together. Special thanks to the faculty team: Dr. Dalia M. Rasmi Al-Khateeb, Dr. @Yara Salah, and the teaching assistants: Arch. Noha Shaheen, Arch. Mayar Fekry, and Arch. Mirrette Asser. and organized by: Arch. Rawan Medhat. https://lnkd.in/dBhG9W7d

Free online course on the architectural features of the phases of modern architecture and post modern architecture.

Shadows of Integrity: Architecture as a Living Document of Memory and Time In the architecture of history, the document controller becomes a custodian of both the physical and philosophical dimensions of design, embodying a role that resonates with the heritage of luminaries like Daniel Libeskind. Libeskind’s assertion that architecture is the “biggest unwritten document of history” reflects his broader legacy, rooted in memory and identity. His works, such as the Jewish Museum Berlin, navigate the relationship between form, shadow, and historical narrative, where space becomes an envelope for collective memory. Similarly, the DIN (Deutsches Institut für Normung) format, originally a German standard, has become a global framework that structures not just architectural drawings but the way we communicate and preserve the technical language of architecture. It reflects the precision and universality that architecture demands, creating an international order that sustains the integrity of designs across time and space. Folding, envelopes, and shadows are not merely design elements but metaphors for how architecture engages with time. The envelope, in this context, holds not just the physical space but the intangible—shadows that represent the invisible forces at play in architecture: memory, culture, and historical weight. The shadow, in its fleeting nature, offers a counterpoint to the permanence of built forms, much like the document controller’s role in preserving architectural truth against the ravages of time. This abstract honours the versatile architect who, like Libeskind, navigates the tensions between time and memory, form and shadow, and the document controller who ensures that the architectural narrative remains honest. In doing so, they protect the sanctity of architecture as a living record—one where shadows and folds are not erasures but layers that enrich our understanding of history and its projection into the future. The architect’s war with time is ultimately a battle for the integrity of this unwritten document, where every preserved drawing, every shadow cast, becomes part of a larger architectural legacy that speaks to our shared heritage and future. #ArchitectureHistory #DanielLibeskind #ArchitecturalLegacy #DINStandards #MemoryAndIdentity #ArchitecturalPhilosophy #TimeAndSpace #DocumentController #ShadowsAndFolds #BuiltHeritage #ArchitecturalIntegrity #EnvelopeOfShadows #ArchitectureAndTime #CulturalMemory #PreservingArchitecture

One of my tutorials discusses the application of Kinetic Architecture in urban design, highlighting its current limitations primarily confined to facades. However, there's potential for it to become more beneficial to society and serve broader purposes. Fell free to connect to have a look on my research and final designs. #urbandesign #kineticarchitecture

Teaching is learning! After three runs of my new Masterclass webinar "Light Color Architecture", it is clearer than ever that color theory as taught to architects needs to be modernized. Architecture based on new insights into light, color, and spatial perception is better architecture. Color concepts are also less of a headache if you understand a few very logical premises that are not being taught in design school. Follow me on this channel to get brief invitations to news about this truly underrated topic as we head into the summer. And enjoy the sun.

Episode 125 of A is for Architecture is a conversation with historian Dr Jessica Kelly, Reader in Design and Architectural History at London Metropolitan University. We discuss her 2022 book, *No More Giants: J.M. Richards, Modernism and The Architectural Review*, published by Manchester University Press. It’s an interesting story, one that mirrors the development of the #profession, and perhaps even produces it to some extent. As Jess says, ’I think Richards, although he would completely align himself, and he writes about being a #modernist and seeing that as the future of #architecture, he is also quite invested in the figure of the #architect and the expertise of the architectural profession as a cultural elite, as a sort of guiding figure within society. And he wants to promote that the magazine is invested in promoting the profession, because as much as the Architectural Review is, as it's been described, a mouthpiece for modernism, and really does feature modernism a lot, it features a lot of other stuff as well. [there is] very much a plurality of conversations happening in [it]. […] I think for Richard and his circle and network of people, there is an overlap between [ideology and business and] the idea of whether someone's a consumer or a citizen blurs together in quite an interesting way. And for Richards and his contemporaries, their main objective is to get a public audience for what they understand to be the future of architecture.’ It’s a good story, well told. Listen below, and anywhere else that’s anygood.

“Do you actually need a building?” may seem like an unusual question from an architect. But it’s a central one for Patricia Gruits (B.S. Arch ’04, M.Arch ’06), whose education at Taubman College, where she was a Taubman Scholar, taught her an openness and way of thinking based on leveraging design to solve problems, not just design buildings. Gruits is forging her own path as an architect and leading the design field to expand its concept of what constitutes architecture and how impactful the profession can be. Read the full article: https://myumi.ch/XnJwr