![http://Jackson-Studio.com/hyperhttp://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=197435530300247Please join us for a Hyper-Activated exhibition of 20 Hyper-Visionarythesis projects.The overarching goal of these thesis projects is to formulate,investigate, and ultimately prove new strategies that will enable thediscipline of architecture to reinvigorate its physical production,making this production more relevant and captivating to contemporarysociety at the time scale of a building, and therefore less prone torapid obsolescence.To this end, the studio critically examined architecture’s currentpractices in relation to both tendencies and interests in contemporaryculture as well as the long-term viability of the discipline. Inparticular, we focused on architecture’s continued emphasis onmonumental form and the various value systems it promotes (novelty,performance, utility) in order to justify its formal interests ascompared to the larger culture’s growing interests in customization,content creation and reformulation, and individual authorship. We alsocritically considered architecture’s nature as both a discipline and acultural practice, and discussed how these two seemingly discrepantaspects might be properly reconciled.In addition, this studio has endeavored to transform the gallery venuein an attempt to blur the line between the future of architecture andthe user interaction within the display space. Through the use ofinteractive and broadcasting technologies the gallery event will beboth immersive and widely dispersed.Each student has crafted an architectural thesis which is anintellectual offering to the discipline of architecture that providesa critical perspective of its current practices and offers analternative, visionary proposition.Beyond Mere Formalism, New Strategies for Architecture: Visionary Architecture.20 select thesis projectsJen Agius - Gradient: An In-Flux Social ArchitecturePete Austin - Commitment IssuesAlexia Beghi - Activity [Incorporated]Keith Bradley - Space Is InterfaceChristo Dasilva - Form Follows FunYoanna Dakovska - Permanently ImpermanentStephen Helms - Edit>PreferencesDavid Lee - The Inbetween StateNick Lovemark - Re: Rockefeller CenterCaitlin Marolf - A Place In No PlaceBenjamin Meade - Discursive MonumentalityCass Nakashima - In FluxCatherine Nguyen - An Urban EscapeValentin Pelayo - Monument to the Heterogeneous CityGregory Schaal - Hyper-urban: Beyound the Striated CityAnthony Stahl - The Social MachineDavid Swaim - Participate in Your CityPeter Trettl - Spatial Networking::Tuned InteractionsRussell Vanderhye - Elevating Interaction: The Public Practice Writ LargeBrian Vargo - Proactive IndeterminismComments left on this event page will be live posted during the event.Simulcast online @ http://Jackson-Studio.com/hyper](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lldpq6gQv21qei355o1_1280.png)
http://Jackson-Studio.com/hyper
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=197435530300247
Please join us for a Hyper-Activated exhibition of 20 Hyper-Visionary
thesis projects.
The overarching goal of these thesis projects is to formulate,
investigate, and ultimately prove new strategies that will enable the
discipline of architecture to reinvigorate its physical production,
making this production more relevant and captivating to contemporary
society at the time scale of a building, and therefore less prone to
rapid obsolescence.
To this end, the studio critically examined architecture’s current
practices in relation to both tendencies and interests in contemporary
culture as well as the long-term viability of the discipline. In
particular, we focused on architecture’s continued emphasis on
monumental form and the various value systems it promotes (novelty,
performance, utility) in order to justify its formal interests as
compared to the larger culture’s growing interests in customization,
content creation and reformulation, and individual authorship. We also
critically considered architecture’s nature as both a discipline and a
cultural practice, and discussed how these two seemingly discrepant
aspects might be properly reconciled.
In addition, this studio has endeavored to transform the gallery venue
in an attempt to blur the line between the future of architecture and
the user interaction within the display space. Through the use of
interactive and broadcasting technologies the gallery event will be
both immersive and widely dispersed.
Each student has crafted an architectural thesis which is an
intellectual offering to the discipline of architecture that provides
a critical perspective of its current practices and offers an
alternative, visionary proposition.
Beyond Mere Formalism, New Strategies for Architecture: Visionary Architecture.
20 select thesis projects
Jen Agius - Gradient: An In-Flux Social Architecture
Pete Austin - Commitment Issues
Alexia Beghi - Activity [Incorporated]
Keith Bradley - Space Is Interface
Christo Dasilva - Form Follows Fun
Yoanna Dakovska - Permanently Impermanent
Stephen Helms - Edit>Preferences
David Lee - The Inbetween State
Nick Lovemark - Re: Rockefeller Center
Caitlin Marolf - A Place In No Place
Benjamin Meade - Discursive Monumentality
Cass Nakashima - In Flux
Catherine Nguyen - An Urban Escape
Valentin Pelayo - Monument to the Heterogeneous City
Gregory Schaal - Hyper-urban: Beyound the Striated City
Anthony Stahl - The Social Machine
David Swaim - Participate in Your City
Peter Trettl - Spatial Networking::Tuned Interactions
Russell Vanderhye - Elevating Interaction: The Public Practice Writ Large
Brian Vargo - Proactive Indeterminism
Comments left on this event page will be live posted during the event.
Simulcast online @ http://Jackson-Studio.com/hyper
after an entire day of re-re-rebuilding my freeway in rhino, this is what pops up on notcot…
Architecture as it exists today has been established on the premise that it is required only for utilitarian function rather than as a spatial construction essential to the initiation of social interaction, creativity, and movement. It continues to exert a kind of sedentary influence as opposed to evolving to suit our mobile tendencies.
“Architecture is not simply about space and form, but also about event, action, and what happens in space.”
Architecture is constantly confronting the ideas of space and use, two notions that allow for an enormous spectrum of variability and uncertainty. Within this spectrum is the opportunity for new architectural development. Static space can be transformed when the structure in which it is housed is associated with the events occurring within those spaces, which can draw influence from the creation of new programmatic, functional, and social relationships.
A living body, both is and has space, can produce effects in the realm of space, can produce itself by drawing upon cues from the space in which it resides, and can reproduce itself with the generation of other bodies.
Likening these disciplines to architecture sets the stage for new innovations and the opportunity to critique the architectural status quo.
We must look at architecture as transformable, flexible, and dynamic. Though there is no single solution to resolve these issues, one possibility is a new prototype system to promote consistent and perpetual activity. The spaces would entice people into movement rather than force them and would be suggestive of a potential experiential reward.
