Precarious Equilibrium - Pascal Flammer in Barcelona
20/04/2016.
[BCN] Spain. 25.04.2016
metalocus, CLAUDIA CENDOYA
metalocus, CLAUDIA CENDOYA
If you happen to be in Barcelona on Monday April 25 do not miss the chance of attending a lecture by the Swiss architect Pascal Flammer at the School of Architecture of the UIC. The speaker will talk about his vision of the design process of architecture, with its corresponding synergies and conflicts.
Exterior render. House in Harris Isle by Pascal Flammer. Image courtesy of UIC.
Exterior view. Dwelling in Balsthal by Pascal Flammer. Image © Ioana Marinescu.
Divisions. Dwelling in Balsthal by Pascal Flammer. Image courtesy of UIC.
Model. Architecture office in a great garden with two staircases in Zurich by Pascal Flammer. Image courtesy of UIC.
Poster of Pascal Flammer's lecture in the UIC. Image courtesy of UIC.
Poster of "Foros" series, this edition under the name of "origin". Image courtesy of UIC.
Pascal Flammer's work often presents a juxtaposition of different layers: system, concept and composition, allowing different readings of the same project. In this line of thought, it might happen that these architectural works oscillate between contradictory states, so that sometimes it might seem that the creative process lacks any kind of logic. This is made possible thanks to the architect's emphasis on viewing architecture as a framework that promotes a way of life, rather than a building itself.
Flammer won the Swiss Art Award in 2006 and the European award Philippe Rotthier in 2014. The conference is included in the series of Foros organized by the UIC and celebrates its eighteenth edition this year under the theme of "Origin".
Flammer won the Swiss Art Award in 2006 and the European award Philippe Rotthier in 2014. The conference is included in the series of Foros organized by the UIC and celebrates its eighteenth edition this year under the theme of "Origin".
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Speaker
Pascal Flammer
Organisation
School of Architecture of the UIC.
Direction of Foros series
Jorge Vidal.
Where
Aula Magna of the UIC Barcelona School of Architecture. 22 Inmaculada Street, Barcelona, Spain.
When
April 25, 2016 at 19.00 h.
Language
English
Entrance
Public lecture. Free admission.
Pascal Flammer
Pascal Flammer studied architecture at the ETH Zurich, Lausanne, TU Delft and travelled extensively in Europe, South America as well as the Middle and Far East. He opened his practice in 2005 and has won several national and international awards. Pascal gained his experience through his time at Valerio Olgiati, where he worked from 1998 until 2005. He has taught at the Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio, the GSD at Harvard University and at the Sandberg Instituut in Amsterdam. He is currently teaching at the ETH Zurich.
