Tegral Critics Lecture – Aaron Betsky
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Tegral Critics Lecture – Aaron BetskyTegral Critics Lecture – Aaron Betsky
December 4 2003
Ussher Theatre, Arts Block, TCD 7.30 pmAaron Betsky (b.1958) is Director of the internationally acclaimed Netherlands Design Institute in Rotterdam. Betsky has made his reputation as a curator, lecturer, and author unafraid to challenge conventional thinking in architecture criticism. His “Architecture Must Burn” and” Building Sex: Men, Women, and the Construction of Sexuality” sparked debate in the fields of urban planning and gender studies. His previous publications include “Landscrapers”, “Violated Perfection” and critical studies of Zaha Hadid and Daniel Libeskind.
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http://www.irish-architecture.com/aai/events/data/1070196919.htmlim thinkin this should be a good one. betsky is a great thinker on contemporary architecture. ill be very surprised if this isnt infintely more interesting than ole wiig’s dissapointing show a few weeks ago
Sounds like quite a deep thinker!
Some interesting papers here about the teaching of music in higher level institutions – a lot of similar problems to that of Architecture I think. Thought provoking anyhow.
http://www.nyu.edu/education/music/mayday/maydaygroup/index.htm
A portrait and a few biographical corrections: http://www.classic.archined.nl/news/0102/betsky_e.html
A little bit similar to what Aaron Betsky was talking about I think.
Designing the Active City: The Case for Multi-Use Paths
By Anne Lusk
Just like I think that the Fluid Spaces projects in UCD were heavily influenced by the idea of Smarth Infill, I also found myself with Betsky’s lecture that US Architects sometimes have a deep understanding of much wider environmental issues than their European counterparts. I guess that is because Planning is consider more of a profession in the United States than it is here in Europe.
Has anyone seen the Discovery Channel documentary about ‘the BIG DIG’ in Boston. Highly recommended to understand a small bit about how complex designing in American cities really must be!
The Los Angeles Forum for Architecture and Urban Design will honour Aaron Betsky in Santa Monica on December 11th. Thom Mayne will make the presentation — http://www.laforum.org/events.php
It is probably worth just including this link, for people who haven’t experienced things like the Yokohama Ferry Terminal in reality – like me – the photos are very, very good, both of the design and completed thing.
Sort of on theme with Aaron’s lecture too.
Beautiful images here: http://www.dezain.net/2002/goyokohama.htm
How to be your own FOA with some scafolding!
http://www.a-matter.com/eng/projects/Mackay-Apartmenthouse-pr074-01-r.asp
On theme with the Aaron Betsky Lecture:
Leonardo gets something built finally
http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-22-5148562.html
Not a bad site on Asian buildings and spaces.
PowerPOint of Calatrava new transport hub here.
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