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Universal Principles of Architecture

Name: Universal Principles of Architecture
ISBN: 9780760380628

by WAI Architecture Think Tank, Cruz Garcia, Nathalie Frankowski

October 2023

Intermediate to advanced

224 pages

6h 56m

English

Rockport Publishers

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Title
Contents
Introduction: How to read Universal Principles of Architecture
Archetypes
1 Volumetric Archetypes: Architectures of pure geometric forms and their combinations2 Spatial Archetypes: Design by addition, subtraction, and other strategies of space3 Organizational Archetypes: Architectures of centrality, axiality, networks, layering, and stacking4 Square Archetypes: Closed, nuclear, dominated, grouped, and amorphous open spaces5 Megalithic Archetypes: Dolmens, menhirs, inukshuks, and other structures in stone6 Vitruvian Archetypes: Ordering, composition, proportion, symmetry, decorum, and economy7 Figurative Archetypes: Forms and shapes that are representative of something else8 Hardcorist Archetypes: Architecture designed as pure formal exploration9 Five Points: Designing free plan, free structure, garden roof, pilotis, and free facades10 Nonsolid Architectures: Architectures that are not made of conventionally solid materials11 Void: Carved, dug, buried, and other forms of architectures of subtraction12 Ornament: Decoration in the facades, structures, and interiors of architecture13 Megastructure: Very big terrestrial, aquatic, flying, cosmic, extraplanetary structures14 Super Tall: Structures, buildings, and spaces reaching extraordinary heights15 Stealth: Architectures of disappearance, disguise, and camouflage16 Blob: Amorphous, shapeless, and irregularly shaped architectures17 Topo Architecture: Buildings, structures, and spaces that are also landscape18 Parasitic Architectures: Structures attached to or protruding from other buildings19 Infrastructural Architecture: Buildings that are also bridges, tunnels, and other forms of utilities20 Big Box: Very large buildings contained inside a single-facade envelope
Methods
21 Manifestos: Compelling declaration of a vision, intent, goal, or mission22 Diagramming: Highlighting architecture’s basic functions, layout, and programs23 Sketching: Drawing the basic outline, main ideas, or concepts of a project24 Modelling: Constructing the three-dimensional representation of a design25 Massing: Three-dimensional volumetric explorations of a project26 Collage: Image produced by the combination of other images27 Narrative Architecture: Storytelling of architectural situations, conditions, and critiques28 Kit-of-Parts: Design with predetermined components and elements29 Tactical Urbanism: Punctual and specific urban interventions that are part of a larger plan30 Psychogeographic Cartographies: Assembling urban experiences with unexpected spatial combinations31 Mapping: Outlining the conditions and characteristics behind a design project32 Investigative Architecture: Identifying and researching various aspects of the built environment33 Urban Patchwork: Designing smaller interactive spatial components (patches)34 Figure-Ground: Contrasting spatial differences of open and enclosed spaces35 Cadavre Exquis: Collective design where members don’t know one another’s input36 Mash-Up: Combining disparate elements into a new design37 Parametric: Designing via the input of parameters and variables38 Three-Dimensional Printing: Producing three-dimensional objects by means of machines39 Robot Fabrication: Constructing, assembling, and manufacturing projects with robots40 Living Architecture: Using living organisms as construction and spatial materials
Conditions
41 Ecological Architecture: Buildings, spaces, and structures in balance with nature42 Spiritual Architecture: Structures and spaces for spiritual practices, rituals, and customs43 Multisensorial Architecture: Spaces for engaging with many senses and sensibilities44 Critical Spatial Practice: Spatial interventions that change or challenge social conventions45 Social Justice Design: Designing for social equity and fair conditions for people46 Domesticity: Engaging with the spatial politics of home and dwelling47 Carbon Neutral: Designing for the eradication of greenhouse gas emissions48 Reuse: Making use of already existing structures49 Building Life Cycle: Accounting for all the stages of a structure’s life span50 Post-Occupancy: Considering architecture after a project has been inhabited51 Historical Preservation: Sustaining historical artifacts, edifices, spaces, and infrastructures52 Biomimicry: Emulating nature’s solutions to problems53 Mobile Architecture: Flexible designs for continuous physical and social motion54 Kinetic Architecture: Buildings and structures in motion55 Agritecture: Connecting agriculture and architecture56 Free Space: Designing for maximum flexibility and continuous transformation57 Peripatetic Architecture: Structures for continuous relocation58 Non-Extractivist Architecture: Rejecting resource extraction for architecture59 Weather Architecture: Spatial interventions incorporating atmospheric phenomena60 Recovery Architecture: Design for the aftermath of natural, human, and ecological crises
Relationships
61 Universalist Design (anti-ableist): Designing accessibility for the many ways of existing in the world62 Transcalarity: Considering multiple scales and sizes of functions and programs63 Inclusive Design: Designing for everyone, regardless of age, circumstance, and ability64 Silver/Children’s Architecture: Architecture for people at different stages of their life65 Animal-Centered Design: Design for behaviors, conditions, and characteristics of animal species66 Commoning: Spatial design for the sharing of resources and experiences67 Social Condenser: Projects designed for large social gatherings68 Participatory Design: Designing by the exchange of ideas and collective deliberation69 Grid: Determining spatial paraments by networks of lines70 Post-Domestic Architecture: Spaces that facilitate life without labor related to the home71 Ephemeral Architecture: Design that is transient and leaves no physical mark72 Phenomenology: Design approach that considers and centers on experience73 Architecture of Isolation: Spatial design that avoids collective human interactions74 Defensive Architecture: Spaces and structures that protect against attacks75 Simulation Design: Models reproducing architectural and contextual conditions76 AI Cities: Machines or computers performing urban tasks and decision-making77 Self-Generating Architecture: Structures producing building components and elements on-site78 Authorless Architecture: Collective design processes against singular authorship79 Design-Build: Performing every part of the process, from design to construction80 Building Construction Moratorium: Imposed or voluntary restriction of the construction of architecture
Imaginaries
81 Utopia: Architectures of ideal or cautionary societies, cities, and states82 Futurisms: Projections of futures formed by particular characteristics83 Organic Architecture: Designing a close relationship between architecture and the land84 Queer Cartographies: Spatial interventions challenging the role of heteronormative design85 Space Magicians: Designing spaces, situations, and experiences through fantasy86 Metabolism: Architectures that grow and adapt like a body87 Brutalism: Raw honesty of materials, programs, labor, and extraction88 Avant-Garde: Experimental approach to design with the aim of changing the world89 Modernities: Plans that implement social conditions and improve living conditions90 Post-Colonial Architecture: Mitigating the impact of colonization and reimagining life without it91 Panopticon: Spatial conditions of continuous surveillance92 Abolitionist Architecture: Design for the end slavery, prisons, and other oppressive institutions93 Anti-Racist Architecture: Design that exposes and subverts racist practices and processes94 Feminist City: Design addressing the needs of women and nonbinary and trans people95 Self-Sustaining Architecture: Addressing all aspects of maintenance and sustenance of architecture96 Virtual City: Design of urban conditions that exist solely on computers97 Playground City: Conceiving spaces for play, where humans are players98 Relationality: Design for relations between species, the living, and the nonliving99 Planetary Design: Design philosophy that tackles challenges at the scale of the planet100 Intergalactic Architecture: Speculative and scientific design of structures in space
Glossary

Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Index
Dedication
Copyright

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