This course proposes to address the contemporary nature of the relation between design, technology, and the sciences across a series of seminal essays and manifestos that have influenced architecture since the postwar period to today. The structure of the course follows a series of topics that will be developed on a weekly basis. Thus, the content of the course will not be based on a chronological order but a selected list of critical essays that question the nature of information in architecture, the role of the architect, the definition of the architectural representation, the status of the design object among others. This course aims to develop a theoretical discourse capable of supplementing technical knowledge in architecture. In short, Architecture in Formation will provide the possibility to generate a theoretical standpoint while engaging with the act of designing.
Instructor: Associate Prof. Aaron Sprecher
Winter Semester | Monday 11:30-14:30 | Segoe Building – Architecture & Urban Building Room 500