On Envelopes. (or The Unbearable Slightness of Architectural Content)

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1 On Envelopes (or The Unbearable Slightness of Architectural Content)

2 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 2a. The Envelope as the Revealer of the Inner Forces that Shape a Building: Critical Regionalism and Tectonic Culture 2b. The Envelope as a Technological Promise for Development: High-Tech Architecture 2c. The Envelope as the Shaper of Social Agendas: Politics of the Envelope 3. Examples 4. Conclusions

3 1. Brief (and simplistic) notes on the Evolution of the Architectural Envelope

4 1. Brief (and simplistic) notes on the Evolution of the Architectural Envelope

5 1. Brief (and simplistic) notes on the Evolution of the Architectural Envelope

6 1. Brief (and simplistic) notes on the Evolution of the Architectural Envelope

7 1. Brief (and simplistic) notes on the Evolution of the Architectural Envelope

8 1. Brief (and simplistic) notes on the Evolution of the Architectural Envelope

9 1. Brief (and simplistic) notes on the Evolution of the Architectural Envelope

10 2. Ideological Oppositions on the Nature of the Envelope STRUCTURAL PUBLIC/PRIVATE DEMARCATOR REGULATES EXCHANGES WITH THE EXTERIOR FACIALITY

11 2. Ideological Oppositions on the Nature of the Envelope The Envelope as the Revealer of the Inner Forces that Shape a Building: Tectonic Culture and Critical Regionalism

12 2. Ideological Oppositions on the Nature of the Envelope The Envelope as a Trigger of Social Agendas: Politics of the Envelope

13 The Politics of the Envelope - Alejandro Zaera-Polo (2008) X, Y, Z

14 Flat Horizontal, Loose Fit X = Y > Z Spherical, Relaxed Fit X = Y = Z Flat Vertical, Tight Fit X Z > Y The Politics of the Envelope - Alejandro Zaera-Polo (2008) Vertical, Slim Fit Z > X Y X Z Y

15 Flat Horizontal, Loose Fit X = Y > Z Yokohama Ferry Terminal - FOA ( ) Villepinte Nord - Lacaton & Vassal ( )

16 Yokohama Ferry Terminal - Foreign Office Architects ( )

17 Villepinte Nord Fair & Exhibition Hall - Lacaton & Vassal (2006)

18 Villepinte Nord Fair & Exhibition Hall - Lacaton & Vassal (2006)

19 Villepinte Nord Fair & Exhibition Hall - Lacaton & Vassal (2006)

20 Spherical, Relaxed Fit* X = Y = Z John Lewis Department Store - FOA (2008) Maison Latapie - Lacaton & Vassal (1993) *Both projects enter with difficulties this category ( [...] the spherical envelope has the lowest ratio between surface and volume [...]

21 John Lewis Department Store - Foreign Office Architects (2008)

22 John Lewis Department Store - Foreign Office Architects (2008)

23 Maison Latapie - Lacaton & Vassal (1993)

24 Maison Latapie - Lacaton & Vassal (1993)

25 Maison Latapie - Lacaton & Vassal (1993)

26 Flat Vertical, Tight Fit X Z > Y Carabanchel Social Housing - FOA (2007) Mulhouse Cite Manifeste - Lacaton & Vassal (2005)

27 Carabanchel Social Housing, EMVS - Foreign Office Architects (2007)

28 Carabanchel Social Housing, EMVS - Foreign Office Architects (2007)

29 Cite Manifeste - Lacaton & Vassal (2005)

30 Cite Manifeste - Lacaton & Vassal (2005)

31 Cite Manifeste - Lacaton & Vassal (2005)

32 Vertical, Slim Fit Z > X Y WTC Reconstruction Proposals - FOA (2001) Tour Bois-le-Prêtre - Lacaton & Vassal ( )

33 Max Protech Gallery (NYC) Exhibition on Ideas for the Reconstruction of the WTC - Foreign Office Architects (2001)

34 WTC Competition - United Architects (2002)

35 Tour Bois-le-Prêtre - Lacaton & Vassal ( )

36 Tour Bois-le-Prêtre - Lacaton & Vassal ( )

37 Tour Bois-le-Prêtre - Lacaton & Vassal ( )

38 Tour Bois-le-Prêtre - Lacaton & Vassal ( )

39 4. Conclusions

40 4. Conclusions

41 4. Conclusions

42 4. Conclusions

43 4. Conclusions

44 4. Conclusions