BC Architects & Studies : the act of building / editor, Pauline Lefebvre.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Lefebvre, Pauline, editor.

Conference Name:

International Architectural Exhibition (16th : 2018 : Venice, Italy), host institution.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

BC Architects and Studies--Exhibitions.

BC Architects and Studies.

Architecture, Flemish--21st century--Exhibitions.

Architecture, Flemish.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

149 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles, plans ; 21 cm

Other Title:

BC Architects and Studies

Act of building

Place of Publication:

Antwerp, Belgium : Flanders Architecture Institute, 2018.

Summary:

From the first field trips for the design of a library in Burundi to involving over 150 workshop participants in the construction of a public building in Belgium, the stories compiled in this book tell how BC architects & studies engage in acts of building. BC believes that, in order to have a positive impact on our society, architects need to intervene beyond the narrow definition of the professional who designs and controls the execution of buildings. Hence, BC ventures into material production, contracting, storytelling, knowledge transfer, community organization, which influence their design approach. By describing the way BC architects & studies design and perform the act of building, the book suggests a trajectory of how BC hopes architecture can contribute to our world in transition. Exhibition: Belgian Pavilion, 16th Architecture Biennale, Venice, Italy (26.05.-25.11.2018).

From the first field trips for the design of a library in Burundi to involving over 150 workshop participants in the construction of a public building in Belgium, the stories compiled in this book tell how BC architects & studies engage in acts of building. BC believes that, in order to have a positive impact on our society, architects need to intervene beyond the narrow definition of the professional who designs and controls the execution of buildings. Hence, BC ventures into material production, contracting, storytelling, knowledge transfer, community organization, which influence their design approach.0By describing the way BC architects & studies design and perform the act of building, the book suggests a trajectory of how BC hopes architecture can contribute to our world in transition.00Exhibition: Belgian Pavilion, 16th Architecture Biennale, Venice, Italy (26.05.-25.11.2018).

Contents:

THE PRESS

Continuing a Building Culture

Planning the Production Chain

Unearthing the Potential of Local Resources

CORDS

Taking Part in a Building Team

A HEATING WIRE

Experimenting and Dealing with Risks

A PNEUMATIC RAMMER

Developing an Expertise with Earth

Dealing with Water

THE CUSTOM FORMWORK

Designing Simple Buildings

Organizing Workshops

STICKS

From Participation to the Act of Building

THE ARCHES

A MODULAR FORMWORK

Searching for a Contemporary Vernacular

THE GRABBERS

Building Collective Energy

THE MIXER

Opening Up the Niche.

Notes:

On occasion of an exhibition held at the 16th International Architecture Exhibition, Venice, Italy, May 26 - November 25, 2018.

Includes bibliographical references.

Contains:

BC Architects and Studies. Works. Selections.

ISBN:

9789492567093

9492567091

OCLC:

1066062956