NON STANDARD ARCHITECTURES EXHIBITION
Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris
9 December 2003 - 1 March 2004
SIAL Team:
Tim Schork
Links to related projects : Aegis | Paramorph II | Kovac Team | Pompidou Exhibition Pictures
"Non-Standard Architectures" is an exhibition of
completed or experimental projects and prototypes by a dozen
international architectural teams. The exhibition provides an overview
of current architectural research resulting from the increasing use of
digital techniques at every stage from project implementation to
industrial production. It also demonstrates how the profession of
architect (indeed the whole architectural industry) is being redefined
– how the discipline is acquiring a new identity.
The "Non-Standard Architectures" exhibition groups twelve
international teams of architects with experience in the research and
application of digital tools for the conception, production and
distribution of architectural components. The aim is not merely to
present examples of digital or virtual architecture which deal with
questions of representation (such as virtuality and hyperspace), but
rather to highlight current modifications to the industrialization of
architecture.
The widespread use of application programs based on algorithmic systems presupposes changes in design and production tools. "Non-Standard Architectures"
is a reflection on the language of architecture and its field of
application, based on the exploitation of digital elements. Traditional
construction methods can now be contrasted with production based on the
prototyping of prefabricated architectural elements.
SIAL have contributed to three of the projects on show: Aegis, Paramorph II, and Blue Gallery, and have produced the exhibition multimedia. Professor Mark Burry is one of the four essayists in the accompanying catalogue (summary).
SIAL was also involved in the development of Tom Kovac's works at the exhibtion. Adjunct Professor Tom Kovac of RMIT University, an internationally acclaimed architect and head of Creative Development at lab.3000, is one of twelve architects involved.
His works have all been developed within RMIT University's Interactive Information Institute
using the latest advanced software systems in digital modelling, and in
the Spatial Information Architecture Laboratory (SIAL) where the
physical model of his Coffee and Tea Piazza developed for Alessi, World Trade Centre,
Digital Design Gallery, Ikon Tower and the recently proposed Powerhouse
Tower prototypes were manufactured using the latest technology. For
more information about the development of the Tom Kovac's projects
within SIAL, click here.
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