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Theory of Architecture: Context first, form later (Part 3) - Why is the student stuck?
Season 5 Episode 16
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Reflecting on situations when we encounter the student is stuck and cannot move forward with his design, we ask why? A couple of conclusio…
4 years, 4 months ago
Theory of Architecture: Context first, form later (Part 2) - Context is about people and relationships
Season 5 Episode 15
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You cannot take out 'people' from the context. Context is arguably very tangible, as we can assume that form is obviously tangible. Chris …
4 years, 4 months ago
Theory of Architecture: Context first, form later (Part 1) - Context is about people and relationships
Season 5 Episode 14
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Context is about people and relationships.
“The ultimate object of design is form” (Christopher Alexander, 1977). He further stated that: “…
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Theory of Architecture: Context first, form later (An introduction)
Season 5 Episode 13
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We continue the conversation around this quote:
"Design is the Conversation Between Creativity and Context" (Kevin Mark Low (author) in Sma…
4 years, 4 months ago
Theory & Practice: How to design for inclusivity? (Part 2)
Season 8 Episode 2
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Discussion on how to design for inclusivity, focusing on adaptive re-use and conservation practice, suggesting ways on how to go about thi…
4 years, 5 months ago
Theory of Architecture - Why do we use 'models'? (Part 2)
Season 5 Episode 12
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We continue with the readings from the next 3 pages of the book entitled: The Model and Its Architecture by Patrick Healy, where he examin…
4 years, 5 months ago
Theory & Practice: How to design for inclusivity? (Part 1)
Season 8 Episode 1
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You would want your design to include as many people as possible, especially if it is a public building. But you do not want to make your …
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Theory of Architecture - Why do we use 'models'? (Part 1)
Season 5 Episode 11
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What are the pre-occupations that the architect has with the model? Is it always to do with depicting exactly what one needs to build? Tha…
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Theory of Architecture - The need to be engaged
Season 5 Episode 10
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If students or architecture/graduates are not able to hold a conversation and be engaged with others such as their tutors and peers, their…
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Theory of Architecture - The ability to hold a conversation
Season 5 Episode 9
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What do you learn in architecture schools nowadays? There are so many things to learn apart from your studio work, you would have a few ot…
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