Everyday life at the Institute for advanced architecture of Catalonia
Last night at IAAC, architect Bernard Tschumi, gave a lecture presenting “Red is not a color”, focused on his recently published book. During the lecture, Mr. Tschumi discussed concepts in architecture through a comprehensive documentation of his 30-year investigations as a designer, builder, and theorist.
Yesterday, architect Bernard Tschumi before his Lecture, visited IAAC’s Studios and talked with the students about their projects.
Bernard Tschumi Architect, New York/Paris Professor, Columbia University Bernard Tschumi is an architect based in New York and Paris. First known as a theorist, he exhibited and published The Manhattan Transcripts (1981) and wrote Architecture and Disjunction, a series of theoretical essays (MIT Press, 1994). In 1983, he won the prestigious competition to design and [...]
After the duet theory lecture from last week, the reflection on the contemporary architect’s figure and the new professional roles of the mediating architect continues today, with-in the Advanced Architecture Theory Course lead by Manuel Gausa, Ricardo Devesa and Amadeu Santacana. With some seemingly innocent questions on the Architect Mediator we aimed to establish a [...]