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Young Architects 6 if...Then: Architectural Speculation (Young Architects)
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Young Architects 6 if...Then: Architectural Speculation (Young Architects) |
Author: Architectural League of N
Published: 2005-04-07 |
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As of: December 03rd, 2008 03:59:00 PM
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 Young Architects 6
a compact blast of fresh air.. worth a wee read,
br /it is pocket sized, so perfect for the commute.
 A Promising Collection from the YA
In 2004, the Architectural League of New York entitled their annual Young Architects Forum "If...Then" in homage to the programming language inherent in computer programs - the "if" and "then" command lines in a program - which is based upon a basic cause and effect relationship. As part of their call for entries, the Architectural League of New York request submissions that were, "an act of imagination... that speculates on future events in a space that does not yet exist."
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br /The basis for the series was developed following a yearlong series of panel discussions and lectures held at the Architectural League. The discussions and lectures examined if programming for a specific building could impact it form and if architecture could be a catalyst for development and reinvention for cities and institutions.
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br /A recently published book entitled Young Architects 6: If...Then: Architectural Speculation profiles submitted work by the competition winners.
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br /The book's foreword, by Stan Allen, summarizes the emergence of computer technology within the profession of architecture to its current use. Mr. Allen uses the emergence of technology to then establish that the winning work for the series falls within the linear development of the architectural profession. As Mr. Allen notes, a paradigm shift is underway, for which uncertainty is "not faced with vague propositions or old models of flexibility, but with projects that are architecturally specific and programmatically indeterminate."
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br /Profiled within the book is the works of: Fernando Romero of LCM; Tom Wiscombe of EMERGENT; Anthony Piermarini and Hansy Better Barraza of Studio Luz; Keith Mitnick, Mireille Roddier, and Stewart Hicks of Mitnick Roddier Hicks; Gail Peter Borden of Borden Partnership; and Tobias Lundquist of Miloby Ideasystem. With a section devoted to each person or group, the diversity of the winners is evident as the work varies from conceptual to built, from installations to high-rise buildings, and from lineal forms to asymmetrical blobs.
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br /Each person or firm is provided with their own subsequent section of the book in which they state what the ideals of their practice. Following the firm or person introduction, a selection of projects is presented with a foreword and subsequent project images.
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br /With little narrative, the book relies primarily on the images of projects by the competitions winners to convey their design philosophies. By doing such, the images within the book ultimately suffer by being laid out in a manner much like that of a trade magazine. It's unfortunate to see a multitude of studies that generate a projects form combined with one another on a single page to the point of which their intent is illegible. The project images should have been more prominently displayed on a single page so that its designer and the Young Architects Forum would communicate the uniqueness of the project onto the reader to further justify as to why a specific project was worthy of merit.
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br /Yet, with the limited amount of narrative, the book is highly accessible. With the brief project synopsis, firm summary, and a few images of work, the book provides a quick overview of each of the winners without delving much beyond that. The book is quite simply a survey of the winners. If you wish to further immerse oneself into knowing what a particular firm or person may have also done, written, taught, or lectured on, it would be advisable to consult the Internet in lieu of the book.
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br /While the book presents architects and designers whom have an enormous amount of potential that will help define the future of architecture, it neglects one vital component of the Young Architects Forum - any lectures or discussions by the winners. As a `forum', these lectures and discussions formulate the themes for subsequent years but are important in this context. The lectures and discussions help to better communicate the ideas and concepts of the designers and architects while placing themselves and their work within the larger scheme of architecture.
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br /Young Architects 6: If...Then: Architectural Speculation provides some of the most interesting work that is being produced by current young architects. The work profiled is worthy of being distinguished by the Architectural League of New York, and their contributions to the current discourse of architectural design and theories is noteworthy. I personally look forward to the winners of the 2004 Young Architects Forum, continuing to evolve and master their craft as they progress within the profession, and look forward to see what each of them may design next.
Great book
Stan Allen does a great job with this book in allowing the reader to contemplate the background decisions and thought process that goes into architectural speculation. Easy to read, this book addresses the imagination and planning stages of these young architects and their projects. Highly recommend.
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