Wednesday, 31 October 2012

SECRET CINEMA RETURNS WITH 'URBANIZED' - TUESDAY 7TH NOVEMBER @ 8PM – CINESTAR

Welcome back to the SECRET CINEMA , an event curated by KD|AP in support of The Faculty of Architecture and Environmental Design(FAED) at KIST!

These cinema events will continue on the theme of urban change, in conjunction with the KIST Urban Design Studio Year 4 (based on availability of films and at the discretion of the organiser). I may revert to the voting system every so often, so simply subscribe to the newsletter for updates on events.
The first film in the re-launch of these screenings is Urbanized; a 2011 documentary film by Gary Hustwit 1 and considered the third of a three-part series on design known as the Design Trilogy, the first being Helvetica about the typeface and the second being Objectified about industrial design. The documentary discusses the design of cities, looking at the issues and strategies behind urban design and features some of the world's foremost architects, planners, policymakers, builders, and thinkers.
Entry is 1500 RWF per person to subsidize free entry for the KIST Students. Please note, this event is a non-profit endeavour.
This will be shown on TUESDAY 7th November at 8pm , at CINESTAR cinema in Nyamirambo. 
TOTAL RUNNING TIME - 85 minutes.

Your support is enabling our students exposure to resources not readily available at KIST and we thank you for your patronage.
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Monday, 29 October 2012

Monumental Sustainability by Herzog & de Meuron

Herzog et Demeuron Project for Milan Expo 2015

more informations :

http://arkhitekton.net/2009/09/10/monumental-sustainability-herzog-de-meuron/


 

Layers - Strategy

Floriade Almere - MVRDV





 more info  :
http://www.dezeen.com/2012/07/05/floriade-2022-by-mvrdv/

Monday, 22 October 2012

LAYERS!!!

Class,

Here are Constanza's examples of 'layering'. When we talk about 'layer's we are referring to layers of you strategy: how you organise the water; how you organise the paths/connections/public space; how you organise and place the program.

'Layers' help us separate this information and then we bring it together in a combined drawing. Its a way of making sure we understand all the separate components and then can make sure they also relate.

Like here; All the layers of the strategy are seperated. We can begin to understand the arrangement of the strategy and the complexity of it, by breaking it down into its separate parts!



http://europaconcorsi.com/projects/187371-YUL-MTL-MOVING-LANDSCAPES-INTERNATIONAL-IDEAS-COMPETITION

more links here to your very own teachers work! Constanza again demonstrates the importance of 'layering' as a tool to understanding a system of parts!!!

http://europaconcorsi.com/projects/23605-Inter-portus-Il-Paesaggio-Infrastrutturale-Di-Termini-Imerese




group 4: A connection to provide a chain of economic activities



group3 master plan


Wednesday, 10 October 2012

Eco-Interstice





An urban garden blossoms in Paris’ St. Blaise neighborhood, bringing community together in cooperation with professionals and the local government. City walls in the dense urban area become an opportunity for growth and a new environmental awareness.


Articles on the project: 

http://www.urbantactics.org/projectsf/passage%2056/passage56html.html

http://www.architectureofconsequence.nl/explore/projects/search_detail/_pid/kolom2-1/_rp_kolom2-1_elementId/1_1084081

Blog on the process in french  : http://56stblaise.wordpress.com/

Tuesday, 9 October 2012

Interesting analysis on parisian suburbs by Laureline Guilpain, Simon Jean Loyer, Aurore Rapin, Tiemo Schaefer, Jérôme Stablon, under the direction of Yves Lion et d'Eric Alonzo, students of  DSA d'architecte-urbaniste de l'EAV&T in Marne-la-Vallée. 


Can be use as a reference for graphic presentation. 

http://fr.calameo.com/read/000704606bed30fa79a87


" Nous considérons que les tissus pavillonnaires ne sont en aucun cas des sites désespérés, et peuvent être objets de projet, à l'instar des autres constituants de la ville contemporaine ..."
"A la fois conscients du caractère extrêmement sensible de ces tissus et de leurs formidables potentiels, nous avons adopté une démarche souple, respctueuse de leur état, majoritairement organisé par la maison individuelle."


Tokyo Fiber City 2050



Some links on Tokyo 2050 - Fiber City  by Prof. Ohno HIdetoshi

Fiber City: Tokyo 2050 is a vision of the future of Tokyo with a radically new balance between natural and built environment, conceived by Professor Ohno Hidetoshi of Tokyo University. I am fascinated by how this future vision responds to four urban challenges that involve shrinking: decreasing population, aging society, environmental crisis, and earthquake potential.

http://www.fgautron.com/weblog/archives/2007/06/02/tokyo-fibercity-2050/
http://tokyogreenspace.com/2009/07/02/fiber-city-tokyo-2050/
http://www.fibercity2050.net/eng/fibercityENG.html

Monday, 1 October 2012

EVERYONE SHOULD LOOK AT THIS

http://www.urbantactics.org

Atelier D'architecture Autogeree.

THESE GUYS KNOW HOW TO DO METRICS.

Look at how they do the analysis and investigation - Figures, statistics.


 Both in 3d diagrams
 And then in Map form - not this is about waste and recycling
And then FINALLY their proposal which uses the same viewpoint as the first image. Its very clear.

They are using the same tools as you! ILLUSTRATOR.

But you also need to use your brains and some mathematics too. Its about EXISTING CONDITIONS and your SOICIAL IMPACT, IMPACT, IMPACT!!!

Wetland as public utility and economic generator