WEEK FOUR READING: POLITICS AND THE SITUATIONIST INTERNATIONAL

The reading discusses conception of architecture and its relationship to political and moral standings.

Van Eych:

Looked beyond structuralism
Influenced by patterns of human movement through a site
Sought to incorporate underlying structure
“Derive and detournement”

The modern work has an evident increase in consumption. Mass demand for productions then lies in the control of manufacturers. This leaves limited room for urban design or architecture.

Architect and Designer’s focus:

Considering all attributes of a site
Flow and movement of people
Natural elements such as sun and shade
Location

Relevance of ‘Paper Architecture’:

“Paper architecture consists of in works which are put forward as works for architecture but which are never intended to be built and indeed in most cases they could not be build”