Course

AR-365: Theory and architectural culture

Summary

Le cours offre un résumé de la théorie et la culture architecturales depuis 1789 dans le monde occidentale. Le but est de comprendre des textes dans lesquels l'architecture est définie comme une discipline synthétisant une variété de thèmes (sociales, artistiques, politiques, philosophiques).

Lectures

Instructor

Christophe van Gerrewey

Christophe Van Gerrewey (1982) is an architecture critic and theorist, writing about contemporary buildings, their recent histories and intellectual dimensions, and their connections to society, philosophy, art and literature. In particular, he is an expert on the work of OMA/Rem Koolhaas as well as on Belgian architecture. He is one of the editors of architecture journal OASE, and of art and culture journal De Witte Raaf. In his writings, architecture is considered as a source of comprehensive and integrated knowledge that pertains to diverse disciplines – a way of looking at, and of understanding, many aspects of the world we live in. This gives his activities an unusually broad and comprehensive aspect, transcending divisions of knowledge. Since 2015, he is Assistant Professor Tenure Track of architecture theory at EPFL Lausanne. He was trained as an architect-engineer at Ghent University and as a literary theorist at KU Leuven. In Dutch, his mother tongue, he has published three novels and a collection of essays between 2013 and 2017.

Official source

https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/theory-and-architectural-culture-AR-365

Moodle Page

http://go.epfl.ch/AR-365

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Summary

Lectures

Instructor

Christophe van Gerrewey

Official source

https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/theory-and-architectural-culture-AR-365

Moodle Page

http://go.epfl.ch/AR-365

Lectures in this course (39)

Film: Dominique Gonzalez Foerster

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Desertification in Spain

Highlights the imminent danger of desertification in Spain and the urgent need for action.

La mort de Franz Reichelt

Urban Sprawl: Past, Present, and Future

Explores the historical evolution and challenges of urban sprawl, emphasizing the need for sustainable urban planning solutions.

Crematorium and Dance Theatre: Architectural Projects by OMA/Rem Koolhaas

Delves into two architectural projects by OMA/Rem Koolhaas, focusing on a crematorium and the Théâtre de la Danse, exploring innovative spatial concepts.

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