2010-08-23

//Constructing an Argument by situating it in a academic lineage
//Maison de Verre by Pierre Chareau

Aestheticized Residue: reused glass blocks, typically found in bars and toilets turned into facade with effects of distortion, light control, etc.

Contrast to The Typical (idealized memory): typical Parisian apartment has dark interiors, cellular rooms vs spacious interior, apartment becomes illuminated.

additional routes:

aestheticization of industrial aesthetic

Jean Nouvel, Nemasus Housing
Jean Prouve (circular windows determined by machining technology)
Lacaton&Vassal

The problem is that the "industrial" is effectively done. But is that the only relevant field we can draw on? How about synthetic biology. OR capital ecologies.

"The best way to lie is with the truth".