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Defined as imagining the future of our cities and societies and building them in the present, Advanced Architecture looks into an open and innovative approach that would bring together students and faculty from different disciplines and origins, to create habitable environments in the 21st century.
We believe in the responsibility of architecture to respond to emergent needs. The Philippines, in order to go forward, needs a lot of interventions. We are architects and we cannot [should not] do the job alone. In the country, there is a strong tendency for protectionism for survival. But in the long run, it is not a sustainable route to take. The problems persist and we seek through research, innovation and prototyping to find solutions as we bring ourselves into the future. Thus, by considering architecture as a transversal field, we want to learn to integrate all research and applications with the knowledge of specialists from a diversity of fields of expertise. We shall start with our estuaries, related to the urban poor, solid waste and water management. Hence the Estero Community Project.
In a country where resilience is norm, are Filipinos accustomed to treading close the line between living comfortably and living day by day? The latter or being “matiisin” can be blamed for the Filipinos’ survivor mentality. In an essay by Nick Joaquin entitled, A Heritage of Smallness, one can surmise that this phenomenon is perhaps deeply ingrained in the Filipino culture. So how can one create a catalyst that would dismantle this thinking amidst the Estero community? How can the idea of Sustainability help create this catalyst?
The Estero community can be a very good specimen to explore the idea of an integrated sustainable design approach. It is a problematic site. The issues range from the macro- socio-political, cultural, environmental and economic; to the micro- garbage disputes of neighbors, gossips, etc. Perhaps by understanding the idea of Sustainability in their context, the Estero community can formulate their own design guidelines. An approach that is by them and for them. This can then be replicated in other communities in Manila, one estero at a time.
The onset of software development such as Grasshopper for Rhino and Dynamo for Revit has orchestrated a shift towards computational design. The involvement of computational strategies in the design process proposes a plethora of opportunities and the freedom to create. The model becomes responsive to changes in user-determined variables enabling more complex geometries to be produced.
The crux of this kind of digital process, however, is the perceived difficulties during the fabrication stage, especially the feasibility of the projected output. If computational software can help in streamlining the design process by the ease of manipulating parameters to influence design, can this same parametrization logic be carried over to the construction stage? How can we bridge design between the digital realm and the physical world?
We can look at two opposite spectra of construction to explore the possibilities that each may offer. Traditional construction methods may cover manipulation of materials like sawing, cutting and bending through conventional tools while digital means may be achieved with the use of computer aided machines to automate the handling of materials.
With the aid of robust software advancements, the entirety of the design and production process today has become holistic, intelligent, and responsive.
The talk centers around 3 major considerations of waste management which are: Waste Minization vs Social and Urban Issues, Waste Recycling vs Economy, Administration, and Politics, and Waste Disposal vs Technology and Innovation. By assessing the above considerations one by one, the speaker aims to slowly show opportunities for design of Waste Management Systems in the local community which, the CSB-SDAAR belongs to.
The speaker will also be talking about the various opportunities that Waste Management will bring by presenting the following projects wherein much of the community has been engaged in.
In consideration of the development perspectives as we work with the people in the community for the Estero project, there are three approaches we have taken up that will be discussed by Registered Social Worker Arnold Rañada. These development perspectives include the following: 1. A Human Rights Perspective, which ensures that people have their rights thus establishing that they are living a dignified life in accordance to a framework that aims to achieve the common good of all; 2. Interpretivism that views the reality that is multiple and relative, more concerned on capturing the meaning of the human interaction; and 3. A Participatory Approach, which is working directly with the people in the ground – and these are the informal settlers – to empower them and work for the sustainability of the programs.
IAAC GSS is open to creative and innovative people who are interested in fields such as architecture, urban planning, digital fabrication, design, etc., searching for a multidisciplinary experience in an international environment. No previous skills are required, although CAD design, programming and digital fabrication skills are welcome. The official language of the course is English.
After the course, the participants will have gained theoretical and applicative knowledge about advanced design strategies. They will be familiar with parametric software, data visualization and use of digital machines. The last day of course participants will join a presentation of developed projects reviewed by a renown jury and will receive a Global Summer School Diploma.
Each participant is responsible to investigate which documents are required via the embassies in their country of origin. The school will provide a confirmation letter regarding the participation to the course, and will assist where possible the visa process.
Fee for Manila is 800€ and includes all material costs needed for the course. No additional registration fee is required. Flight tickets, accommodation and food are not included in the fee. Each participant should bring his/her own computer with the software installed. Further details about the software will be given to the participants upon acceptance.
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