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Architecture in the Information Age

Origins 2: The Architectural Context
                                      Dr Martyn Dade-Robertson
Monday 30th January                Introductory Lecture


 Monday 6th February                 Lecture 1 Origins


Monday 13th February                 Lecture 2 Origins


Monday 20th February    Lecture 3 Loosing the Ballast of Materiality


Monday 27th February              Lecture 4 Cyberspace

   Monday 5th March            Lecture 5 Augmented Space


  Monday 12th March             Lecture 6 Sentient Space



    Monday 16th April      Lecture 7 Programming Architecture
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The Architectonic System
Linguistic System




Architectonic System
Form




Material   Technology   Code
Today:

•A theoretical basis for architecture
as an evolving medium.
Homework:


Architecture =
•Material ?
•Technology ?
•Code ?
•Meaning ?
Carolina R. Figueroa




                       Bhavinkumar Patel
Xiaoyao Hou
Architecture organises space surrounding
 man. It organizes this space as a whole
and with respect to man in his entirety, that
   is with respect to all the physical or
psychic actions of which man is capable...
         (Mukařovský 1977: 240)




                                                Buildings and Power
                                                Mukarovsky (1977)
Architecture is:

•Form
•Function
                   Buildings and Power
                   Markus (1993)




•Space
Architecture is:

•Form
•Function
                   Buildings and Power
                   Markus (1993)




•Space
Form
Form

The disposition of material elements
in terms of shapes scales and
ornamentation of buildings.
Form as a medium
Form as a medium
Form as a medium
Form as a medium
Form as a medium


      Iconic
Form as a medium

                   The Logic of
                   Architecture
                   Mitchell (1990)




                    Architectural
                    Morphology
                    Steadman (1983)
Form as a medium


 Systemizable      The Logic of
                   Architecture
                   Mitchell (1990)
Form as a medium


                   Learning from Las
                   Vegas
                   Mitchell (1990)
Beyond Form as a medium




                  Learning from Las
                  Vegas
                  Venturi et al. (1990)
Beyond Form as a medium


  Textualizable
                  Learning from Las
                  Vegas
                  Mitchell (1990)
Beyond Form as a medium




                      Architectonic System
  Linguistic System




                                             Learning from Las
                                             Vegas
                                             Mitchell (1990)
Beyond Form as a medium




                        Architectonic System
    Linguistic System




                                               Learning from Las
                                               Vegas
                                               Mitchell (1990)
Function
Function

What a space is for. The activities
within it.
Function
Function


  Typologies
Function
Function


     Naming
Function

           A Pattern Language
           Alexander et. al.
           (1978)




           Decoding Houses and
           Homes
           Hanson (2003)
Function


  Programme
Space
Space


The stuff left over after
the form has been
created?
Space


The stuff left over after
the form has been
situated?
Space


Form + Function
Space

Space is articulated by form and
enacted by the Function take
Form + activities which
place within it.
Space

                        The Production of
Space doesn't simply    Space
                        Lefebvre (1991)

exist. It is produced
through sense
experience and social
interactions.
Space – Dimensions




                     Public Space
                     Carmona (2008)
Space – Dimensions


            Morphological




                            Public Space
                            Carmona (2008)
Space – Dimensions


             Morphological




    Visual
                             Public Space
                             Carmona (2008)
Space – Dimensions


                  Morphological




             Social

    Visual
                                  Public Space
                                  Carmona (2008)
Space – Dimensions


                  Morphological




             Social

    Visual
                                  Public Space
                                  Carmona (2008)
Space – Dimensions
             Perceptual




                               Morphological




                          Social

    Visual
                                               Public Space
                                               Carmona (2008)
Space – Dimensions
             Perceptual

                                   Temporal



                               Morphological




                          Social

    Visual
                                               Public Space
                                               Carmona (2008)
Space – Dimensions
                      Perceptual

Functional                                  Temporal



                                        Morphological




                                   Social

             Visual
                                                        Public Space
                                                        Carmona (2008)
Space
Space
        Intimate
        (0.5)
                   Personal
                   (1.2)
                           Social     The Hidden
                                      Dimension
                           (3.0)      Hall (1988)




                                    Proxemics
                                    Discipline:


                                    Behavioural Psychology
Morphological
Space
                 Intimate
        Visual
                 (0.5)
                            Personal
        Perceptual          (1.2)
                                    Social     The Hidden
                                               Dimension
                                    (3.0)
        Social                                 Hall (1988)




        Functional


        Temporal                             Proxemics
                                             Discipline:


                                             Behavioural Psychology
Morphological: Ergonomic
Space
                 Intimate
        Visual
                 (0.5)
                            Personal
        Perceptual          (1.2)
                                    Social     The Hidden
                                               Dimension
                                    (3.0)
        Social                                 Hall (1988)




        Functional


        Temporal                             Proxemics
                                             Discipline:


                                             Behavioural Psychology
Morphological: Ergonomic
Space
                 Intimate
        Visual: Myopic
                 (0.5)
                            Personal
        Perceptual:         (1.2)
                                    Social     The Hidden
                                               Dimension
                                    (3.0)
        Social                                 Hall (1988)




        Functional


        Temporal                             Proxemics
                                             Discipline:


                                             Behavioural Psychology
Morphological: Ergonomic
Space
                 Intimate
        Visual: Myopic
                 (0.5)
                            Personal
        Perceptual: multi sensory (emphasising touch)
                       (1.2)
                                   Social         The Hidden
                                                  Dimension
                                   (3.0)
        Social                                    Hall (1988)




        Functional


        Temporal                                Proxemics
                                                Discipline:


                                                Behavioural Psychology
Morphological: Ergonomic
Space
               Intimate
        Visual: Myopic
               (0.5)
                          Personal
        Perceptual: multi sensory (emphasising touch)
                       (1.2)
                                  Social          The Hidden
                                                  Dimension
                                  (3.0)
        Social: one to one or one to few          Hall (1988)




        Functional


        Temporal                                Proxemics
                                                Discipline:


                                                Behavioural Psychology
Morphological: Ergonomic
Space
               Intimate
        Visual: Myopic
               (0.5)
                          Personal
        Perceptual: multi sensory (emphasising touch)
                       (1.2)
                                  Social          The Hidden
                                                  Dimension
                                  (3.0)
        Social: one to one or one to few          Hall (1988)




        Functional: single focused actions


        Temporal                                Proxemics
                                                Discipline:


                                                Behavioural Psychology
Morphological: Ergonomic
Space
               Intimate
        Visual: Myopic
               (0.5)
                          Personal
        Perceptual: multi sensory (emphasising touch)
                       (1.2)
                                  Social          The Hidden
                                                  Dimension
                                  (3.0)
        Social: one to one or one to few          Hall (1988)




        Functional: single focused actions


        Temporal: instant/real-time             Proxemics
                                                Discipline:


                                                Behavioural Psychology
Space
             Intimate
             (0.5)
                        Personal
                        (1.2)
                                Social     The Hidden

DESIGN: Products, Tools, Interiors…
                     (3.0)
                                           Dimension
                                           Hall (1988)




                                         Proxemics
                                         Discipline:


                                         Behavioural Psychology
Space
Morphological
Space
        Visual


        Perceptual


        Social


        Functional


        Temporal
Morphological: topological
Space
        Visual


        Perceptual


        Social


        Functional


        Temporal
Morphological: topological
Space
        Visual: Hyperopic (far sight)


        Perceptual


        Social


        Functional


        Temporal
Morphological: topological
Space
        Visual: Hyperopic (far sight)


        Perceptual: Kinesthetic (experienced through movement)


        Social


        Functional


        Temporal
Morphological: topological
Space
        Visual: Hyperopic (far sight)


        Perceptual: Kinesthetic (experienced through movement)


        Social: event based


        Functional


        Temporal
Morphological: topological
Space
        Visual: Hyperopic (far sight)


        Perceptual: Kinesthetic (experienced through movement)


        Social: event based


        Functional: process/configuration of events


        Temporal
Morphological: topological
Space
        Visual: Hyperopic (far sight)


        Perceptual: Kinesthetic (experienced through movement)


        Social: event based


        Functional: process/configuration of events


        Temporal: cause/effect & sequential
Space


DESIGN: Architecture, Installations…
Space
Morphological: Topographical
Space
        Visual


        Perceptual


        Social


        Functional


        Temporal
Morphological: Topographical
Space
        Visual: diagramatic/represented/mapped


        Perceptual


        Social


        Functional


        Temporal
Morphological: Topographical
Space
        Visual: diagramatic/represented/mapped


        Perceptual: visual and mediated


        Social


        Functional


        Temporal
Morphological: Topographical
Space
        Visual: diagramatic/represented/mapped


        Perceptual: visual and mediated


        Social: modulation of flows


        Functional


        Temporal
Morphological: Topographical
Space
        Visual: diagramatic/represented/mapped


        Perceptual: visual and mediated


        Social: modulation of flows


        Functional: zoned, stratified and striated


        Temporal
Morphological: Topographical
Space
        Visual: diagramatic/represented/mapped


        Perceptual: visual and mediated


        Social: modulation of flows


        Functional: zoned, stratified and striated


        Temporal: time is a function of speed
Space


DESIGN: Urban Design, Planning,
Infrustructure…
Space
Morphological: ?
Space
        Visual: ?


        Perceptual: ?


        Social: ?


        Functional: ?


        Temporal: ?

                           Homework

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Lecture 2 Origins