Architecture, Structures and Construction, Dec 1, 2022
Radical Tectonics is a multi-scalar approach to improving the short-and long-term outcomes of sus... more Radical Tectonics is a multi-scalar approach to improving the short-and long-term outcomes of sustainable design and circular economies. Community empowerment, building reuse, and material regeneration are three fundamental principles of a radical tectonics which operates simultaneously at the macro, meso, and micro scale. Three tactics define our integrated approach to radical tectonics: building material choices and labor practices which favor the health, safety, and prosperity of communities; urban design policies which favor the rehabilitation , re-use, reprogramming and re-mining of existing structures; building construction innovations that channel the adoption of traditional, craft-based, local, low-energy, and regenerative materials. Not only does each scale introduce an original interpretation of tectonics (as a form of built justice, a practice of urban re-mining, and regenerating matter) but their integration speaks to the question of 'radicality' which at its simplest form references change or action with essential, fundamental, and all-encompassing outcomes. In this sense, this collaboratively written paper introduces a methodological approach whose multi-scaler insistence on circularity is essential to its role as transformative agent.
Urs Meister, Vojko Kilar naslov knjige / title of the book: Building anatomy: rope structures izd... more Urs Meister, Vojko Kilar naslov knjige / title of the book: Building anatomy: rope structures izdajatelj / publisher: UL FA kraj, leto izdaje / place, year of edition: Ljubljana, 2007 obseg / number of pages: 57 strani, fotografije naklada / number of copies printed: 300 izvodov prodaja / sale: Monografija ni v prodaji, izdelana v namene promocije 78 V publikaciji so ilustrirani potek in rezultati Erasmus intenzivnega programa, ki ga je Fakulteta za arhitekturo organizirala v soteski Pršjaka pri Tolminu. Primer študentskega modeliranja v merilu 1:10 in 1:1 združuje izkušnje ljubljanske Univerze, Univerze Liechtensteina iz Vaduza, Tehniške univerze iz Trondheima, Katalonske politehnike iz Barcelone, Univerze Moderna iz Setubala, lokalne skupnosti in regionalnih borcev za spoštljivo ravnanje z naravnim okoljem. Po proučitvi lokalne tradicije in tridnevnem natečaju so udeleženci delavnice izdelali brv za pešce čez potok, začasne garderobe za soteskarje ter poskrbeli za nevpadljivo udob...
Holz ist eines der ältesten Materialien der Baugeschichte – und gleichzeitig eines der modernsten... more Holz ist eines der ältesten Materialien der Baugeschichte – und gleichzeitig eines der modernsten. So dynamisch wie kein anderer Baustoff hat sich das Holz in den letzten Jahren verändert: Die stoffliche Umformung zu Schichtungen und Faserverbunden hat es technisch handhabbarer und formal gestaltbarer gemacht. Heute ist es verfügbar als Konstruktionsstoff abstrakter Geometriekonzepte und praktisch ohne natürliche Beschränkung der Dimensionen. Das moderne Bauen hat das Holz wiederentdeckt – als uriger, aber moderner Traditionsbaustoff oder als baupraktischer Ersatz anderer Baumaterialien. Die innere Stoffumbildung wird dabei meistens begleitet von einer äusseren Gestaltverformung. Doch auf welcher Logik beruht ein Konstruieren mit dem hybriden Stoff, schwankend zwischen Natur und Kultur? Wie kann das neue alte Holz begriffen, wie damit sinnreich gebaut werden? Was ist hier Stoff, was Form? Die Tagung zeigt auszugsweise Ergebnisse ei- nes interdisziplinären Reflektionsprozesses und pr...
How far can we go with a lightweight structure that consists of almost weightless twigs? At what ... more How far can we go with a lightweight structure that consists of almost weightless twigs? At what point does wicker need support from an additional structure? And how can we scale up a traditional technique, which is usually related to basket weaving and small objects, to the scale of architecture? These are some initial questions that arise while working with wicker. However, the context that brought us to work with this peculiar material is based on experience gained in a series of workshops over the previous five years. The project brief of the Intensive Program 2012 relates back to the TECTONIC series of Erasmus Intensive Programs as well as to the STRUCTURE series started last year. With the STRUCTURE series, beginning with last year’s Intensive Program, a whole array of new structural questions arose. Research into the tectonics of almost erratic materials moved towards an exploration of various aspects of structure, flexibility and bending while the topic of connecting became ...
It is known that the unified work as a whole is greater than the sum of the parts. The added valu... more It is known that the unified work as a whole is greater than the sum of the parts. The added value of the whole becomes particularly visible in the strategic partnerships in the European Erasmus + programme. The Institute of Architecture and Planning at the University of Liechtenstein together with its cooperation partners - The Amsterdam Academy of Architecture and the Mackintosh School of Architecture created significant added educational value that captivates lecturers and experts alike. For three years, the three universities addressed the research question of what the influence the materials brick stone and wood have on the construction, design and appearance of facades. In the process, the connecting elements in the European context were compared and discussed. To achieve this in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Liechtenstein, design studios were set up at all three partner universities and the same design tasks were performed in each. The focus was put on mutual learni...
Architecture, Structures and Construction, Dec 1, 2022
Radical Tectonics is a multi-scalar approach to improving the short-and long-term outcomes of sus... more Radical Tectonics is a multi-scalar approach to improving the short-and long-term outcomes of sustainable design and circular economies. Community empowerment, building reuse, and material regeneration are three fundamental principles of a radical tectonics which operates simultaneously at the macro, meso, and micro scale. Three tactics define our integrated approach to radical tectonics: building material choices and labor practices which favor the health, safety, and prosperity of communities; urban design policies which favor the rehabilitation , re-use, reprogramming and re-mining of existing structures; building construction innovations that channel the adoption of traditional, craft-based, local, low-energy, and regenerative materials. Not only does each scale introduce an original interpretation of tectonics (as a form of built justice, a practice of urban re-mining, and regenerating matter) but their integration speaks to the question of 'radicality' which at its simplest form references change or action with essential, fundamental, and all-encompassing outcomes. In this sense, this collaboratively written paper introduces a methodological approach whose multi-scaler insistence on circularity is essential to its role as transformative agent.
Urs Meister, Vojko Kilar naslov knjige / title of the book: Building anatomy: rope structures izd... more Urs Meister, Vojko Kilar naslov knjige / title of the book: Building anatomy: rope structures izdajatelj / publisher: UL FA kraj, leto izdaje / place, year of edition: Ljubljana, 2007 obseg / number of pages: 57 strani, fotografije naklada / number of copies printed: 300 izvodov prodaja / sale: Monografija ni v prodaji, izdelana v namene promocije 78 V publikaciji so ilustrirani potek in rezultati Erasmus intenzivnega programa, ki ga je Fakulteta za arhitekturo organizirala v soteski Pršjaka pri Tolminu. Primer študentskega modeliranja v merilu 1:10 in 1:1 združuje izkušnje ljubljanske Univerze, Univerze Liechtensteina iz Vaduza, Tehniške univerze iz Trondheima, Katalonske politehnike iz Barcelone, Univerze Moderna iz Setubala, lokalne skupnosti in regionalnih borcev za spoštljivo ravnanje z naravnim okoljem. Po proučitvi lokalne tradicije in tridnevnem natečaju so udeleženci delavnice izdelali brv za pešce čez potok, začasne garderobe za soteskarje ter poskrbeli za nevpadljivo udob...
Holz ist eines der ältesten Materialien der Baugeschichte – und gleichzeitig eines der modernsten... more Holz ist eines der ältesten Materialien der Baugeschichte – und gleichzeitig eines der modernsten. So dynamisch wie kein anderer Baustoff hat sich das Holz in den letzten Jahren verändert: Die stoffliche Umformung zu Schichtungen und Faserverbunden hat es technisch handhabbarer und formal gestaltbarer gemacht. Heute ist es verfügbar als Konstruktionsstoff abstrakter Geometriekonzepte und praktisch ohne natürliche Beschränkung der Dimensionen. Das moderne Bauen hat das Holz wiederentdeckt – als uriger, aber moderner Traditionsbaustoff oder als baupraktischer Ersatz anderer Baumaterialien. Die innere Stoffumbildung wird dabei meistens begleitet von einer äusseren Gestaltverformung. Doch auf welcher Logik beruht ein Konstruieren mit dem hybriden Stoff, schwankend zwischen Natur und Kultur? Wie kann das neue alte Holz begriffen, wie damit sinnreich gebaut werden? Was ist hier Stoff, was Form? Die Tagung zeigt auszugsweise Ergebnisse ei- nes interdisziplinären Reflektionsprozesses und pr...
How far can we go with a lightweight structure that consists of almost weightless twigs? At what ... more How far can we go with a lightweight structure that consists of almost weightless twigs? At what point does wicker need support from an additional structure? And how can we scale up a traditional technique, which is usually related to basket weaving and small objects, to the scale of architecture? These are some initial questions that arise while working with wicker. However, the context that brought us to work with this peculiar material is based on experience gained in a series of workshops over the previous five years. The project brief of the Intensive Program 2012 relates back to the TECTONIC series of Erasmus Intensive Programs as well as to the STRUCTURE series started last year. With the STRUCTURE series, beginning with last year’s Intensive Program, a whole array of new structural questions arose. Research into the tectonics of almost erratic materials moved towards an exploration of various aspects of structure, flexibility and bending while the topic of connecting became ...
It is known that the unified work as a whole is greater than the sum of the parts. The added valu... more It is known that the unified work as a whole is greater than the sum of the parts. The added value of the whole becomes particularly visible in the strategic partnerships in the European Erasmus + programme. The Institute of Architecture and Planning at the University of Liechtenstein together with its cooperation partners - The Amsterdam Academy of Architecture and the Mackintosh School of Architecture created significant added educational value that captivates lecturers and experts alike. For three years, the three universities addressed the research question of what the influence the materials brick stone and wood have on the construction, design and appearance of facades. In the process, the connecting elements in the European context were compared and discussed. To achieve this in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Liechtenstein, design studios were set up at all three partner universities and the same design tasks were performed in each. The focus was put on mutual learni...
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