Architectural Design V-IX: 3,3%, 33,3%, 333%. Re-Thinking-Re Re-Zu-rich (a.o. Prof. J. de Vylder)

Abstract

RE-Thinking-RENevertheless, the RE-prefix. In all its newfound ambitions and its very first fragile exercises in recent decades. Yet a critical RE-considering is not wrong now, or early at all. To keep pace with the idea that RE-USE should be more and should be part of RE-attitude. So just to be more than physical RE-use and rather to be physical RE-attitude.

Objective

All in all, one can say that the "Learning Objectives" – humble ambitions - and "Learning Outcomes" - possible answers - can be summarized by the next 3 expectations: - As the studio explores the "Economy" of "Less Action" in the perspective of a better "Ecology of Life"; the "Research" attitude is to find "Realistic Realities" for RE-use - the "Alternative", RE-Thinking-RE gives RE-use a chance to be more than a "Tendency". - Because the studio believes that it is not only a matter of project, but also a matter of "Urge", the pedagogical ambition is not only to make Architecture - the "Act" - but also to raise "the Architect" - the "Attitude Universum" as a "Carrousel" and as a "Journey". - As the studio second life is the drawing and the model, the writing and the debate, the "Form" will be given to all unseen outcome when the "Method" of "Research" has no limit on the "Mix" of "Media" from analogue to digital.

Content

The 3.33% 333% studio had its first run a while ago - let's call it the PILOT 33.3% studio 2018 - The results of that studio were not only inspiring but also thought-provoking. What is the 3,33% 33,3% 333% studio about? At a first glance, it seemed like just a numbers game. But it was clear that it means much more. RE- re-use re-store rest-ore re-pair re-act re-cycle re-care re-accept re-sumptions re-compress(ions)* re-economy* re-love re-leave re-less re-confirm re-silience re-vive re-live re-veal un-re-vel re-collage re-configurate re-observe re-call re-read re-focus re-draw re-practice re-detail re-invent re-question re-strategy re-confront re-venture re-re RE-Thinking RE Nevertheless, the RE-prefix. In all its newfound ambitions and its very first fragile exercises in recent decades. Yet a critical RE-Considering is not wrong now, or early at all. To keep pace with the idea that RE-Use should be more and should be part of RE-Attitude. So just to be more than physical RE-Use and rather to be physical RE-Attitude. The 33.3% or RE- is the first possible critical variant of 100% act. The idea that a "Context" can be "Approached" rather by "Intervention - Economy - Ecology" - and that this could be good enough as a new standard. In this 33.3% studio - semester or master studio - we will study this. The studio will explore the possibilities of a more restrained, humble but precise action. This is in many ways an attitude of economy of means. Less energy of action, of course, means less economy and ecology, but it could also require changing the attitude of use effectively today. This could also make it a question of ergonomics: how to "Use" the given context differently and yet act less. How to find a new "Rich-Ness" in ZU-RICH. That is the question this "33.3% Semester Studio" will ask. And this for the next three spring semesters.

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