WK10 Lecture Reflection: Alexis Sanal

Lecture Notes

Imagination vs decision making
architects vs urban planners vs local government

People don't want a building they want a....

 ...place to talk and present (lecture hall)
...place to meet/chat/drink coffee/catch up/eat nibbles/watch people walk by
...be inspired to create/do/collaborate/learn

Narrative as a way of framing experience

Istanbul

Population 11 million
proximity to emerging nations
cultural places?

Praxis
Filling spaces....how can I fill spaces with people? ....through events + installations?
Passive and Active architecure....how can I turn the passive into active?..
Augmented Spatiality...Convergence of media and physical space
Bird Cage installation and the subsequent regeneration of the area