Projective Architecture in Academia
In the article, “Notes around the Doppler Effect and other Moods
of Modernism” the authors attempt to stitch a connective tissue around the scientific
understanding of sound changing as it travels, contextualized with distance.
Architecture tends to have a similar effect when considering public spaces and
how far the space reaches beyond the site. In my mind, this can be interpreted
in three ways: sound, vision, and social. These three words make up a fair
amount of the design goals of the spaces. With that, in academia, we are being
taught to consider more than just the materiality and form of the
architecture.
Social context is at the heart of what we know as, “projective
architecture”. A simple understanding is that; before architecture was taught
to supplement the “now”, whereas now it is taught to consider the “now” and “future”
of the context while also considering the impact the architecture will have
once erected. Eventually the academia standards will bleed out to the
profession, giving architecture a strong foothold in how a city can be more socially
organic and transparent in design.
I think you're comment about needing/having to consider more than materiality and form in academia is extremely relevant. Public space reaches way farther than it's immediate surrounding and I think even more than just sound, vision, and social aspects as you mentioned. It brings about change on so many levels. I mean, even with our studio project we are considering political, economical, and social issues such as poverty and gentrification. That's way more responsibility than I thought an architect had when I signed up for this profession eight years ago...
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DeleteA part of me became deeply intrigued with the concept of the doppler effect. Further looking at projects there was one by KooZA/arch that developed a quote and driving force around the idea of "superimposed stories" or "superimposed moments". These moments have a feeling relating to the circulation and programmatic force of a design and how that's derived from a more social aspect.
ReplyDeleteReaching beyond the site and allowing for what we design to respond to the contextual fabric of a site is extremely important. I think that by understanding this and coupling it with critical design as complimentary is how we succeed as designers.
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