Overview
Overview
Program
PROGRAM AND ROSTER OF SPEAKERS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
PROGRAM AND ROSTER OF SPEAKERS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
GUADALAJARA
&
MEXICO CITY
Dynamics of Experience
Tuesday, March 28
9:00
10:00
12:30
1:00
2:00
4:00
7:30
Coffee
Poster presentations by participants
Lecture – Discussion – Q&A |
Andrea Soto Morfín
Respondent: Eduardo Macagno
Design Project Q&A
Site Visit with Team
Lunch
Tours in Guadalajara (please see detailed schedule)
Casa Clavigero by Luis Barragán
Casa Cristo by Luis Barragán
Dinner
Monday, March 27
8:30
9:30
11:00
1:00
2:00
4:30
6:30
7:30
Coffee
Welcome
Opening remarks
Project introduction
Lecture – Discussion – Q&A | Galen Cranz, Eduardo Macagno
Team introductions
Lunch with team (introductions)
Lecture – Discussion – Q&A |
Jeff Malpas (remote), Sergei Gepshtein (on site)
Group discussions
Welcome Dinner with participants, faculty, hosts and partners
Wednesday, March 29
9:00
10:00
12:30
2:00
4:00
4:30
6:30
7:30
Coffee at Casa Clavigero
Casa Clavigero
Public Lecture – Discussion – Q&A | Luis Othón Villegas, David Kirsh
Casa Clavigero
Workshop
Project Phase 1
Lunch
Mezcal tasting in gallery at ForA
Lecture – Discussion – Q&A |
Tatiana Berger, Antonio Riggen-Martinez
Gathering in gallery at ForA
Dinner
March 27-29
The architectural profession needs to bring the full-blooded human being into its very core. In Guadalajara we will face this challenge using a new perspective that emerges in the rapidly evolving collaboration between architecture and human sciences, such as cognitive science, psychology and neuroscience. These disciplines have developed several new manners of understanding the person and the environment that are starkly different from one another, using first-person and third-person perspectives. Designers need a framework capable of integrating concepts and methods developed by these different disciplines.
The unique urban context of Guadalajara will help us to frame our theme of dynamics of experience. On Day 1, we will hear lectures by Cranz and Macagno in the morning and by Malpas and Gepshtein in the afternoon. We will begin exploring the integration of rapidly evolving collaboration between architecture and human sciences, in this series of lectures and discussions. We will explore the reasons of difficulties in communication between disciplines, including the scientific and design disciplines concerned with dynamics of experience. We will be analyzing case studies and potential applications of scientific concepts to design. This will help us to introduce the Design Project. Participants will work on this Project, in small interdisciplinary teams, for the duration of the course. We will then celebrate the opening of the course together by having a complimentary Welcome Dinner.
On Day 2, we will hear a conversation between Alvaro Siza and Juhani Pallasmaa about the legacy of Luis Barragan. This special live, remote conversation will begin at FORA, at 10am. Next we will hear from Guadalajara architect, Andrea Soto Morfin. On this day, we will also visit two early works by Luis Barragán, who was known for his attention to atmospheric and emotional qualities of architecture, These visits will help us better understand our first theme. On this day, and most other days, participants will have a chance to present their own work and hear feedback during morning sessions. On Day 3, we will have our first public lecture by Kirsh and Othón Villegas, in the courtyard at Barragan's Casa Clavigero, coordinated and supported by ITESO. Members of Guadalajara's architecture community and the general public are invited to this lecture, which will be followed by a workshop. After lunch, we will host a mezcal tasting, followed by dual lectures, by Berger and Riggen-Martinez. The discussion will be moderated by Gepshtein. This evening will end with drinks and conversation in the gallery space.
Dynamics of Experience
Thursday, March 30
12:00
9:00
Free day
Orozco Tour
Meet at Casa Orozco
Night out
Meet at ForA
Friday, March 31
9:00
10:00
12:30
2:00
4:30
7:00
7:30
Coffee
Poster presentations by participants
Lecture – Discussion – Q&A |
Sarah Robinson, Andrea Chiba
Casa Cristo
Workshop
Project Phase 1
Lunch
Casa Cristo: Workshop
Galen Cranz, Sarah Robinson
Tequila Tasting (Pensarq)
Dinner
Saturday, April 1
Coffee
Poster presentations by participants
Lecture – Discussion – Q&A |
Vittorio Gallese (remote)
Lecture – Discussion – Q&A |
Mark Alan Hewitt, David Dorenbaum
Casa Cristo: Workshop
Prepare to Present
Lunch
Project Presentations – Q&A – Feedback
Dinner
9:00
10:00
11:00
12:30
2:00
4:30
7:30
March 30 - April 1
The context of Guadalajara will help us to frame our theme of dynamics of experience. Day 4 will be a free day, during which participants will have an opportunity to explore the city. Meet us for a night out at the dance clubs and bars of Chapultepec, near the teaching venue. On Day 5, we will continue to explore how scientific findings can inform the design process. This study will be rooted in exploration of architecture by means of case studies at the interface of human sciences and architecture. After lectures by Robinson and Chiba, we will continue work in teams at Barragan's Casa Cristo. Once again, we will make a direct connection between the lecture material and next stages of the Project. We will continue this work on Day 6, with presentations by Hewitt and Dorenbaum, followed by the first round of participants’ presentations about the ongoing Project.
The World of Senses
Monday, April 3
Optional tours in Mexico City:
Casa Pedregal by Luis Barragán
Group 1 / Group 2
Visit to Art Gallery in Polanco
Group 1 / Group 2
Lunch in Polanco
Casa Barragán tours
(12 groups of 6)
Free time
Dinner
09:00
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10:00
1:00
2:00
5:30
7:30
or
Optional Tours in Guadalajara:
10:00
1:00
2:00
4:30
7:30
Cultural Center in Chapala by Atelier ARS
Lunch
Tlaquepaque
Return to Guadalajara
Free Time
Dinner
Tuesday, April 4
Optional tours in Mexico City:
09:00
11:00
12:45
2:00
4:00
Casa Gilardi
Group 1 / Group 2
Travel to San Cristóbal Stables
Tour of San Cristóbal Stables
Groups 1+2
Lunch
Free time and return to Guadalajara
or
Optional Tours in Guadalajara:
10:00
11:30
1:00
4:30
7:30
Los Altos de Jalisco, Arandas
Centinela Chapel by Estudio ALA
Lunch
Tequila Tasting
Return to Guadalajara
Free Time
Dinner
April 2 - 4
Casa ITESO Clavigero - one of the best-preserved initial works of Luis Barragan, which is managed by one of the most prestigious universities in the city, ITESO.
Over the next days, we will open our second theme by investigating how the built environment engages the senses. We will study separate senses, and then ask how multiple senses interact in experiencing architecture. We will investigate how architectural atmospheres are structured by the interaction of seeing, hearing, haptics, and olfaction, and also the senses that register the person’s own posture, balance, and movement. We will consider how senses interact in the experience of particular buildings. Concepts studied in these lectures will assist participants in the next stages of the Project. On Day 7, we will hear a presentation by Gepshtein and Proietti, followed by a practicum. The rest of this day will be free, and those who wish to travel to Mexico City will depart for the airport anytime after 2pm. Moving Boundaries will help to set up architecture tours but will not coordinate group travel nor lodging for this optional "side trip". Sign-up lists have been created for those who wish to share lodging or cabs to the airport.
On Days 8 and 9, participants can choose between exploring Mexico City or staying in Guadalajara, to enjoy free time or join some of the tours of contemporary architecture organized by Moving Boundaries. In both cities, Moving Boundaries will provide tour tickets. Participants and faculty will make their own travel arrangements, if they wish to go to Mexico City, where we will visit Casa Barragán, Capuchin Convent Chapel, Casa Pedregal, and Cuadra San Cristóbal (Stables), all by Luis Barragán. We will experience poetic spaces of Barragan and aim to apply lessons from the master to the ongoing design project. Please consult detailed tour schedules above. TBD (to be decided) next to a tour means that the schedule will be set in the next weeks.
Sunday, April 2
Coffee
Poster presentations by participants
Lecture – Discussion – Q&A | Sergei Gepshtein, Tiziana Proietti
Practicum with project teams at Casa Cristo
Lunch
Mexico City groups: Fly this afternoon
Guadalajara Groups: Free time in Guadalajara
Dinner
9:00
10:00
12:30
2:00
4:30
7:30
The World of Senses
Wednesday, April 5
9:00
10:00
12:30
2:00
4:30
6:30
7:30
Coffee
Poster presentations by participants
Lecture – Discussion – Q&A |
Johanna Enger, Ercüment
Görgül (remote)
Casa Cristo
Workshop
Project Phase 2
Lunch
Casa Cristo (courtyard)
Public Lecture – Discussion – Q+A| Karina Lozano, Kate Jeffery
Group discussions
Dinner
Thursday, April 6
9:00
10:00
12:30
2:00
4:30
6:30
7:30
Coffee
Poster presentations by participants
Lecture – Discussion – Q&A |
Kurt Hunker, Douglas Nitz
Panel with Galen Cranz and Kate Jeffery
Casa Cristo
Workshop
Project Phase 2
Lunch
Lecture – Discussion – Q&A |
Juan López Vergara Newton
Respondent: David Dorenbaum
Prepare for Presentations
Dinner
Friday, April 7
9:00
10:00
12:30
2:00
4:30
7:30
Coffee
Lecture – Discussion – Q&A |
Thomas Albright
Project Presentations – Q&A – Feedback
Lunch
Project Presentations – Q&A – Feedback
Farewell Dinner with participants, faculty, hosts and partners:
music, dancing, Certificates of Completion ceremony
April 5 - 7
The concept of architectural atmosphere blends sensory and emotive aspects of experience. Having explored the sensory side of the atmosphere in previous days, now we will concentrate on the emotive side. On Day 10, we will focus on how movement and action interact with the senses and participate in the creation of embodied experience of the built environment. We will hear lectures by Enger, Gorgul and Hein. Following the lectures, participants will have time to work on the Project in small teams, and hear feedback from faculty. At 4:30pm will begin our second set of public lectures, by Lozano and Jeffery, in the courtyard of Barragan's Casa Cristo. Drinks and conversation will follow. On Day 11, we will hear lectures by Hunker and Nitz, which will be followed by team workshops. In the afternoon, Guadalajara architect, Vergara Newton will speak, with a response by Dorenbaum. In the evening there will be time to prepare team presentations. On Day 12, the last day of the course, we will bring together many ideas that will have emerged from this journey, and will collectively imagine the tools and strategies arising from the collaboration between architecture and human sciences. We will hear dual talks by Pallasmaa and Albright, followed by conversation and Q&A. In a subsequent interactive session, we will see participants’ presentations, hear feedback, and celebrate work of the last two weeks. The day will conclude by a complimentary farewell dinner with music and dancing. Participants will receive Certificates of Completion at the end of the dinner celebration.
This Spring 2023 Course will offer a series of masterclasses, lectures, immersive workshops, field trips and architectural tours. We will explore a new perspective emerging from the rapidly evolving collaboration between architecture and the “natural human sciences” that include neuroscience, cognitive science, psychology, psychophysics, and experimental phenomenology. On this journey, we will move across boundaries of several kinds. Some boundaries will be conceptual, separating the worlds of objective science, subjective experience, and intersubjective culture. Other boundaries will be geographic and ethnic. This spring program offers an intensive two-week course in the interface between disciplines concerned with design of the built environment and scientific disciplines concerned with human perception and behavior. Grounded in the local landscape of Guadalajara, Mexico, participants will experience the rich cultural landscape which is the birthplace of Architect Luis Barragan, a place full of traditions, home of the Tapatia School of Architecture, and award-winning contemporary architecture. Participants will be offered tours of buildings by Barragan (including those which are usually closed to the public) in Guadalajara and Mexico City and will also tour selected recent works by Mexican masters of landscape, architecture and interior design. Accompanying the group will be a Barragan expert and Moving Boundaries faculty member, who has published well-known books on his work.
The course follows the first edition of our traveling workshop in Iberia, which took place in Spain and Portugal in July and August of 2022. This second edition in Mexico will feature several new distinguished faculty members, deeper investigation of two topics, more interactive student-centered sessions, hands-on embodied learning opportunities during tours in the city, and a focus on teaching practical applications of cutting-edge concepts from multiple human sciences to architectural and interior design practice and education. Participants will have a chance to present work and receive feedback during morning sessions. In addition to learning from master faculty and from one another during lectures and discussions, they will apply concepts during practical design exercises in interdisciplinary small groups. This course will feature lectures in which an architect or designer will be paired with a scientist, to promote interaction in a dialogical format.
The course is open to architecture and design professionals, including architects, urban planners, landscape architects, interior and product designers, artists, educators, authors, historians, environmental experts, health professionals, neuroscientists, cognitive scientists, sociologists, anthropologists and psychologists, as well as graduate and postdoctoral students in these disciplines. Every participant will receive a Certificate of Completion at the end of the course.
“The elements of architecture are not visual units or gestalt; they are encounters, confrontations that interact with memory.”
- Juhani Pallasmaa, The Eyes of the Skin
