Professional Documents
Culture Documents
2c. The Envelope as the Shaper of Social Agendas: Politics of the Envelope
3. Examples
4. Conclusions
1. Brief (and simplistic) notes on the Evolution of the Architectural Envelope
1. Brief (and simplistic) notes on the Evolution of the Architectural Envelope
1. Brief (and simplistic) notes on the Evolution of the Architectural Envelope
1. Brief (and simplistic) notes on the Evolution of the Architectural Envelope
1. Brief (and simplistic) notes on the Evolution of the Architectural Envelope
1. Brief (and simplistic) notes on the Evolution of the Architectural Envelope
1. Brief (and simplistic) notes on the Evolution of the Architectural Envelope
2. Ideological Oppositions on the Nature of the Envelope
STRUCTURAL
PUBLIC/PRIVATE DEMARCATOR
The Envelope as the Revealer of the Inner Forces that Shape a Building:
*Both projects enter with difficulties this category (“[...] the spherical envelope has the lowest ratio between surface and volume [...]”
John Lewis Department Store - Foreign Office Architects (2008)
John Lewis Department Store - Foreign Office Architects (2008)
Maison Latapie - Lacaton & Vassal (1993)
Maison Latapie - Lacaton & Vassal (1993)
Maison Latapie - Lacaton & Vassal (1993)
Carabanchel Social Housing - FOA (2007)
Flat Vertical, Tight Fit
X≈Z>Y Mulhouse Cite Manifeste - Lacaton & Vassal (2005)
Carabanchel Social Housing, EMVS - Foreign Office Architects (2007)
Carabanchel Social Housing, EMVS - Foreign Office Architects (2007)
Cite Manifeste - Lacaton & Vassal (2005)
Cite Manifeste - Lacaton & Vassal (2005)
Cite Manifeste - Lacaton & Vassal (2005)
WTC Reconstruction Proposals - FOA (2001)
Vertical, Slim Fit
Z>X≈Y Tour Bois-le-Prêtre - Lacaton & Vassal (2006-2011)
Max Protech Gallery (NYC) Exhibition on Ideas for the Reconstruction of the WTC - Foreign Office Architects (2001)
WTC Competition - United Architects (2002)
Tour Bois-le-Prêtre - Lacaton & Vassal (2005-2011)
Tour Bois-le-Prêtre - Lacaton & Vassal (2005-2011)
Tour Bois-le-Prêtre - Lacaton & Vassal (2005-2011)
Tour Bois-le-Prêtre - Lacaton & Vassal (2005-2011)
4. Conclusions
4. Conclusions
4. Conclusions
4. Conclusions
4. Conclusions
4. Conclusions