A tale of architecture and it's critique
Two events of architectural debate
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Complexo Furadouro | Design by Claudio Sat
What is the architectural practice?
What are it's objectives and meanings?
How does the world of architecture impact our society as a whole and how can we improve upon it's perception in order to get the best results?
Architectural critique was originated in the 19th century and never stopped since.
From Sigfried Giedion and his Space, Time and Architecture up until the texts from Adolf Loos and Le Corbusier, we have searched to deepen our understanding of this parctice and refine the lenses in which we see it.
We have gone through so many different interpretations from existencialism, iconography and structuralism to the contemporary field in which we find ourselves.
Alot remains unsaid. Many minds gather in search of answers, never reaching absolute solutions but always learning in the process.
For those interested in the discussion and critique of architecture as a professional practice and social medium, we suggest two events for this thursday in Lisbon, the 15th of May. (Tomorrow!)
A yearly iniciative, tradition of the Master's Degree in Architecture of the Instituto Superior Técnico and a conference about the implications of architecture as a form of social change.
Complexo Escolar do Alvito | Design by Claudio Sat
In the past years, the Architecture Student's Association of the Instituto Superior Técnico has organized a series of talks in which it gathers different voices from the world of architecture in a dynamic initiative - Obra Falada.
They aren't only simple presentations or talks, it's more like an open, friendly talk amongst professionals and the audience as a way of bonding between participants and the subject.
The current edition of this project seeks to present the works of three architects from three different generations.
This thursday is the last conference - about the architect Cláudio Sat.
You may find it in the complexo inderdisciplinar auditorium of IST at 6 pm.
Andres Lepik | Image via University of Toronto
As we have mentioned, the relevance of architecture towards society has become an important theme.
Countless people in the world live in precarious and unacceptable housing situations.
This is a world of degradated neighborhoods that have been growing at an alarming rate!
How can architecture's champions combat against these alarming factors?
The exposition "Small Scale, Big Change. New Architectures of Social Engagement" by the curator Andres Lepik proposes solutions to these questions.
It started out at the Museum of Modern Art in 2010. A series of exibitions that present sustainable design examples that approach communities in need all across the world.
These exibitions and their related publications do not focus solely on developing countries, they find solutions for marginalized groups in any country in need, including the industrialized world.
The conference about this exibition will occur thursday at 7 pm, at the Goethe-Institut in Lisbon.
