ARCH4131B Mediums of Spatial Representation
Target Students BSSc4
Course Term 1
Course Type Electives
Teacher YIU, Melody
This course explores the medium of architectural representations in the late 20th century, including technical drawings, mixed-media collages, and photographic reproduction, and the development of screen-based digital media that follows. It will involve both the study of history and theories through lectures and seminar discussion, as well as creative engagement with architectural archives to read and interpret the material.
Students will first be introduced to architectural representation types and their relationship with progressive architectural ideas in the 1960s-80s, with reference to contemporary architects influenced by these precedents. The explorative analysis will dissect the content/concept and medium/materiality of paper-based architectural representations and their implications in relation to social context and new technologies. Besides the in-class discussions and seminars, this course will include three archive viewing sessions at the M+ Research Centre, working alongside the archivist to examine the M+ Archigram Archive Collection.
The course is designed to stimulate both critical thinking and creativity through in-class and field activities, towards a design / curatorial project on the topic of medium, representation, and interpretation. Students will gain knowledge about the architectural representation techniques and the social context of their production, as well as exposure to the real-life practice of handling materials at the architectural archive.
