(2005). The Phoenix Pavilion: interpreting the black and white memory of the Barcelona Pavilion. ... more (2005). The Phoenix Pavilion: interpreting the black and white memory of the Barcelona Pavilion. Fabrications: Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 63-76.
Vertical schools, relatively new to Australia, are responding to increasing student numbers in ce... more Vertical schools, relatively new to Australia, are responding to increasing student numbers in central suburbs with limited available land. School facilities and spaces for drama, music, exercise, socialising, craft, play and eating are typically located for potential community use. The analysis within this paper focuses on the traces of community connections that can be discovered from visual analysis of plans and occupied buildings. We compare emerging Australian vertical schools with European precedents. How and why are communities using school spaces? What community spaces do students use and what are their adjacencies with school uses? What are the private, privileged and public spaces of vertical schools? Which schools operate as gated communities and how do the more porous examples address the safety of children? We consider northern European examples where vertical schools have had a longer history. Examples include the influential Danish Hellerup School, Orestad Gymnasium, Sydhavnen School, the Finnish Saunalahti School and the Swedish Barkaby School. This forms part of a larger analysis of vertical schools in Australia and overseas the authors are proposing to undertake.
The paper explores the research potential of a multimedia database called 'Simulated Site Vis... more The paper explores the research potential of a multimedia database called 'Simulated Site Visits' to record the translation processes which occur between architectural documentation drawings and their built form. This is a significant area for research, as computer visualisation is transforming design and documentation techniques. 'Simulated Site Visits' allows records of the construction process, which is normally concealed once building is completed to be linked to architectural documentation drawings and other records in a four dimensional framework. This non-linear reading of different media, facilitates the study of links and gaps between architectural drawings and their built form. It is a recent and radically different format for recording, retrieving and reviewing information developed. The research and teaching concepts were developed by the author and the computer interface strategy was developed by Jonathan Finkelstein, also from the University of Melbourne.
This paper discusses the opportunity afforded by a substantial research grant to examine three as... more This paper discusses the opportunity afforded by a substantial research grant to examine three aspects of recent school design and learning. First, spaces that support effective learning, second, the role of the building in achieving sustainability, and third, pedagogies and practices that support one and two. Schools are complex systems in which the physical environment interacts with pedagogical, socio-cultural, curricular, motivational and socio-economic factors as well as providing benefits or costs in environmental terms. Limiting the research focus to exemplar case study schools will enable a more comprehensive study of the schools as 3D texts. Through proactive research methodologies, students, teachers and architects will collaborate to manipulate the spaces to suit different learning modalities. Students will help collect environmental data and therefore learn more about climate and energy. They will also participate within teams to further their problem solving, communication and organizational skills. Teachers will become more aware of and hopefully skilled at managing space both environmentally and pedagogically. Architects will have the unusual opportunity of experiencing and analyzing their designs through the eyes of users. While this ambitious research is in its infancy, the interdisciplinary approach and support from nine industry partners is relevant for other researchers who are seeking to have an impact on design practice using an action research methodology. The research is timely.4 Following in the footsteps of the United Kingdom, Australian state and federal governments have committed to reinvigorate our aging school stock. This research led by an interdisciplinary team, was developed in partnership with Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, the Victorian Government Architect's Office, and seven design firms with expertise in learning environments. The research has been funded by the Australian Research Council
Architectural designs are translated into buildings using the documentation language. Gaps invari... more Architectural designs are translated into buildings using the documentation language. Gaps invariably exist between what is documented and what is built. Once a building is complete, its construction is largely concealed and it becomes difficult to compare the drawn details with the built details. This difficulty is compounded by the abstract nature of traditional architects' orthographic drawings.A multimedia relational database titled OSimulated Site Visits' (SSV), developed by Clare Newton and Jonathan Finkelstein at the University of Melbourne, records the process of constructing buildings. The structure and layout of SSV facilitates comparisons across media and helps to shift the focus onto the connections and gaps between a building and its representation.The development of SSV has been funded because of its potential as a teaching aid for architecture and building students. This paper will outline teaching implications of this form of multimedia intertwined with a discussion of the research potential.
(2005). The Phoenix Pavilion: interpreting the black and white memory of the Barcelona Pavilion. ... more (2005). The Phoenix Pavilion: interpreting the black and white memory of the Barcelona Pavilion. Fabrications: Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 63-76.
Vertical schools, relatively new to Australia, are responding to increasing student numbers in ce... more Vertical schools, relatively new to Australia, are responding to increasing student numbers in central suburbs with limited available land. School facilities and spaces for drama, music, exercise, socialising, craft, play and eating are typically located for potential community use. The analysis within this paper focuses on the traces of community connections that can be discovered from visual analysis of plans and occupied buildings. We compare emerging Australian vertical schools with European precedents. How and why are communities using school spaces? What community spaces do students use and what are their adjacencies with school uses? What are the private, privileged and public spaces of vertical schools? Which schools operate as gated communities and how do the more porous examples address the safety of children? We consider northern European examples where vertical schools have had a longer history. Examples include the influential Danish Hellerup School, Orestad Gymnasium, Sydhavnen School, the Finnish Saunalahti School and the Swedish Barkaby School. This forms part of a larger analysis of vertical schools in Australia and overseas the authors are proposing to undertake.
The paper explores the research potential of a multimedia database called 'Simulated Site Vis... more The paper explores the research potential of a multimedia database called 'Simulated Site Visits' to record the translation processes which occur between architectural documentation drawings and their built form. This is a significant area for research, as computer visualisation is transforming design and documentation techniques. 'Simulated Site Visits' allows records of the construction process, which is normally concealed once building is completed to be linked to architectural documentation drawings and other records in a four dimensional framework. This non-linear reading of different media, facilitates the study of links and gaps between architectural drawings and their built form. It is a recent and radically different format for recording, retrieving and reviewing information developed. The research and teaching concepts were developed by the author and the computer interface strategy was developed by Jonathan Finkelstein, also from the University of Melbourne.
This paper discusses the opportunity afforded by a substantial research grant to examine three as... more This paper discusses the opportunity afforded by a substantial research grant to examine three aspects of recent school design and learning. First, spaces that support effective learning, second, the role of the building in achieving sustainability, and third, pedagogies and practices that support one and two. Schools are complex systems in which the physical environment interacts with pedagogical, socio-cultural, curricular, motivational and socio-economic factors as well as providing benefits or costs in environmental terms. Limiting the research focus to exemplar case study schools will enable a more comprehensive study of the schools as 3D texts. Through proactive research methodologies, students, teachers and architects will collaborate to manipulate the spaces to suit different learning modalities. Students will help collect environmental data and therefore learn more about climate and energy. They will also participate within teams to further their problem solving, communication and organizational skills. Teachers will become more aware of and hopefully skilled at managing space both environmentally and pedagogically. Architects will have the unusual opportunity of experiencing and analyzing their designs through the eyes of users. While this ambitious research is in its infancy, the interdisciplinary approach and support from nine industry partners is relevant for other researchers who are seeking to have an impact on design practice using an action research methodology. The research is timely.4 Following in the footsteps of the United Kingdom, Australian state and federal governments have committed to reinvigorate our aging school stock. This research led by an interdisciplinary team, was developed in partnership with Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, the Victorian Government Architect's Office, and seven design firms with expertise in learning environments. The research has been funded by the Australian Research Council
Architectural designs are translated into buildings using the documentation language. Gaps invari... more Architectural designs are translated into buildings using the documentation language. Gaps invariably exist between what is documented and what is built. Once a building is complete, its construction is largely concealed and it becomes difficult to compare the drawn details with the built details. This difficulty is compounded by the abstract nature of traditional architects' orthographic drawings.A multimedia relational database titled OSimulated Site Visits' (SSV), developed by Clare Newton and Jonathan Finkelstein at the University of Melbourne, records the process of constructing buildings. The structure and layout of SSV facilitates comparisons across media and helps to shift the focus onto the connections and gaps between a building and its representation.The development of SSV has been funded because of its potential as a teaching aid for architecture and building students. This paper will outline teaching implications of this form of multimedia intertwined with a discussion of the research potential.
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