Projet
AP194.S1.1997.PR02
Description:
Project records document the design process for OCEAN North’s competition entry for the Jyväskylä Music and Arts Centre in 1997. The project was titled Terra Cultura by OCEAN North. The competition was to create a multi-usage space that would include a venue for the symphonic orchestra, a music school, exhibition spaces and the possibility to host a variety of small cultural events in the Finnish city of Jyväskylä. The proposed site is in the center of the town, across the street from the Jyväskylä city church and its park, and nearby buildings designed by Alvar Aalto. OCEAN North’s concept presents a topological surface as an extension of the surrounding urban scape with two masses that would host the formal functions of the building (concert hall, music school, exhibition halls). The two volumes, or raised blocks, are divided along a diagonal elevated space, which is the extension of the ground’s topological surface filled and dubbed “Liquid Flow Space” by the design team. In their interview with Greg Lynn, Johan Bettum and Kivi Sotamaa mentioned that the idea for Jyväskylä was that it was a cloud. To reach this goal, the team used CAD software to trace streams of particles as a modelling approach. The masses of linear elements that were generated were further deconstructed and turned into “peels” and rearranged to create the masses of the building. Physical models were also used to test and further what had emerged from the digital design process, with results being fed back into the digital drawings. During the process, Bettum also brought in the idea of the internalisation of the outside, taking inspiration from the Centre Georges Pompidou. Digital records document the creative process with raster and vector images, CAD drawings and models, and few digital textual records describing the project and the program charts. Drawings and models show site and building plans, perspectives and sections; particles streaming and resulting linear masses; peels and sections identified per color; and renderings of aerials, perspectives and elevation views. OCEAN North seems to have mostly used Microstation for modelling, although there are a few files created with form*Z and 3D Studio. Some of the raster images might have been created with these software as well, showing a given stage of the design process and including renderings. There are also screen captures showing the top, front, left and perspective views of 3D models. Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator were also used to create and modify drawings and diagrams. Program charts were created in Microsoft Excel. Sources: Softspace: from a representation of form to a simulation of space, Edited by Sean Lally and Jessica Young. London, New York: Routledge, 2007. Greg Lynn, ed. Archaeology of the Digital 17: OCEAN North, Jyväskylä Music and Arts Centre, Montréal: Canadian Centre for Architecture, 2017. ePub.
1997-1998
Terra Cultura – Jyväskylä Music and Arts Centre, international competition entry, Jyväskylä, Finland (1997)
Actions:
AP194.S1.1997.PR02
Description:
Project records document the design process for OCEAN North’s competition entry for the Jyväskylä Music and Arts Centre in 1997. The project was titled Terra Cultura by OCEAN North. The competition was to create a multi-usage space that would include a venue for the symphonic orchestra, a music school, exhibition spaces and the possibility to host a variety of small cultural events in the Finnish city of Jyväskylä. The proposed site is in the center of the town, across the street from the Jyväskylä city church and its park, and nearby buildings designed by Alvar Aalto. OCEAN North’s concept presents a topological surface as an extension of the surrounding urban scape with two masses that would host the formal functions of the building (concert hall, music school, exhibition halls). The two volumes, or raised blocks, are divided along a diagonal elevated space, which is the extension of the ground’s topological surface filled and dubbed “Liquid Flow Space” by the design team. In their interview with Greg Lynn, Johan Bettum and Kivi Sotamaa mentioned that the idea for Jyväskylä was that it was a cloud. To reach this goal, the team used CAD software to trace streams of particles as a modelling approach. The masses of linear elements that were generated were further deconstructed and turned into “peels” and rearranged to create the masses of the building. Physical models were also used to test and further what had emerged from the digital design process, with results being fed back into the digital drawings. During the process, Bettum also brought in the idea of the internalisation of the outside, taking inspiration from the Centre Georges Pompidou. Digital records document the creative process with raster and vector images, CAD drawings and models, and few digital textual records describing the project and the program charts. Drawings and models show site and building plans, perspectives and sections; particles streaming and resulting linear masses; peels and sections identified per color; and renderings of aerials, perspectives and elevation views. OCEAN North seems to have mostly used Microstation for modelling, although there are a few files created with form*Z and 3D Studio. Some of the raster images might have been created with these software as well, showing a given stage of the design process and including renderings. There are also screen captures showing the top, front, left and perspective views of 3D models. Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator were also used to create and modify drawings and diagrams. Program charts were created in Microsoft Excel. Sources: Softspace: from a representation of form to a simulation of space, Edited by Sean Lally and Jessica Young. London, New York: Routledge, 2007. Greg Lynn, ed. Archaeology of the Digital 17: OCEAN North, Jyväskylä Music and Arts Centre, Montréal: Canadian Centre for Architecture, 2017. ePub.
Project
1997-1998
Projet
AP198.S1.1997.PR02
Description:
Project records document the design process for OCEAN North’s competition entry for the Jyväskylä Music and Arts Centre in 1997. The project was titled Terra Cultura by OCEAN North. The international competition called to create a multi-usage space that would include a venue for the symphonic orchestra, a music school, exhibition spaces, and the possibility to host a variety of small cultural events in the Finnish city of Jyväskylä. The proposed site is in the center of the town, across the street from the Jyväskylä city church and its park, and nearby buildings designed by Alvar Aalto. OCEAN North’s concept presents a topological surface as an extension of the surrounding urban scape with two masses that would host the formal functions of the building (concert hall, music school, exhibition halls). The two volumes, or raised blocks, are divided along a diagonal elevated space, which is the extension of the ground’s topological surface filled and dubbed “Liquid Flow Space” by the design team. In their interview with Greg Lynn, Johan Bettum and Kivi Sotamaa mentioned that the idea for Jyväskylä was that it was a cloud. Digital files, in particular, show the process to achieve the projected design. Drawings provide views of streamed particles and of resulting peels. They also include plans, elevations and axonometric views of the structure. Most files are raster or vector images, likely saved from CAD software. A few files are in CAD formats such as Microstation, 3D Studio and form*Z. Digital files also present sine wave analysis and resulting charts for each component of the program. The analysis and charts present the relationships between various components of the building’s program such as the Art Museum, the Concert Halls, the technical space, and the Common facilities. These files are raster images and spreadsheets. Photographs of the site in Jyväskylä and of models built by OCEAN North were digitized and are included with the digital working files. Physical drawings are chiefly floor plans for the building, but also include sections and sketches. Finally, project files include photographic prints of two built models. One of these models, a small model of the conceptual masses of the building structure, is itself in the archive. Photographs show the model in the context of a city scape model. The second model, not part of the archive at CCA, was built at a bigger scale and was an intricate cardboard and wooden stick structure. Sources: Softspace: from a representation of form to a simulation of space, Edited by Sean Lally and Jessica Young. London, New York: Routledge, 2007. Greg Lynn, ed. Archaeology of the Digital 17: OCEAN North, Jyväskylä Music and Arts Centre, Montréal: Canadian Centre for Architecture, 2017. ePub.
1997
Terra Cultura – Jyväskylä Music and Arts Centre, international competition entry
Actions:
AP198.S1.1997.PR02
Description:
Project records document the design process for OCEAN North’s competition entry for the Jyväskylä Music and Arts Centre in 1997. The project was titled Terra Cultura by OCEAN North. The international competition called to create a multi-usage space that would include a venue for the symphonic orchestra, a music school, exhibition spaces, and the possibility to host a variety of small cultural events in the Finnish city of Jyväskylä. The proposed site is in the center of the town, across the street from the Jyväskylä city church and its park, and nearby buildings designed by Alvar Aalto. OCEAN North’s concept presents a topological surface as an extension of the surrounding urban scape with two masses that would host the formal functions of the building (concert hall, music school, exhibition halls). The two volumes, or raised blocks, are divided along a diagonal elevated space, which is the extension of the ground’s topological surface filled and dubbed “Liquid Flow Space” by the design team. In their interview with Greg Lynn, Johan Bettum and Kivi Sotamaa mentioned that the idea for Jyväskylä was that it was a cloud. Digital files, in particular, show the process to achieve the projected design. Drawings provide views of streamed particles and of resulting peels. They also include plans, elevations and axonometric views of the structure. Most files are raster or vector images, likely saved from CAD software. A few files are in CAD formats such as Microstation, 3D Studio and form*Z. Digital files also present sine wave analysis and resulting charts for each component of the program. The analysis and charts present the relationships between various components of the building’s program such as the Art Museum, the Concert Halls, the technical space, and the Common facilities. These files are raster images and spreadsheets. Photographs of the site in Jyväskylä and of models built by OCEAN North were digitized and are included with the digital working files. Physical drawings are chiefly floor plans for the building, but also include sections and sketches. Finally, project files include photographic prints of two built models. One of these models, a small model of the conceptual masses of the building structure, is itself in the archive. Photographs show the model in the context of a city scape model. The second model, not part of the archive at CCA, was built at a bigger scale and was an intricate cardboard and wooden stick structure. Sources: Softspace: from a representation of form to a simulation of space, Edited by Sean Lally and Jessica Young. London, New York: Routledge, 2007. Greg Lynn, ed. Archaeology of the Digital 17: OCEAN North, Jyväskylä Music and Arts Centre, Montréal: Canadian Centre for Architecture, 2017. ePub.
Project
1997
Yale and the City of Elms
PH1979:0608
Description:
This album, intended chiefly as a guide for strangers visiting the University of Yale, New Haven (Connecticut, USA), is illustrated with 34 photogravures of several buildings of the campus. The title page reads : 'Yale and "The "City of Elms" by W.E. Decrow. It is illustrated with heliotypes of all the principal college buildings, a plan of the college grounds, and a map of the city of New Haven. Boston, W.E. Decrow, 238 Washington Street, 1882'. Yale University is portrayed through it's main buildings : South, South Middle, North-Middle, North, the Athenaeum, the old chapel, Lyceum, Battell Chapel, Yale School of Fine Arts, Peabody Museum, Treasury, Reading Room, Old Laboratory, Gymnasium, Library, Student's room in Durfee, West Divinity, Mason Library, Marquand Chapel, Yale Medical School, Yale Boat House, Hamilton Park, The New Haven House and Hopkins Grammar School as well as several halls : Berzelius, Farnam, Durfee, Alumni, North Sheffield, East Divinity, Skull and Bones, Scroll and Key, Psi Upsilon, Delta Kappa Epsilon and Yale Law School City Hall.
architecture
1882
Yale and the City of Elms
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PH1979:0608
Description:
This album, intended chiefly as a guide for strangers visiting the University of Yale, New Haven (Connecticut, USA), is illustrated with 34 photogravures of several buildings of the campus. The title page reads : 'Yale and "The "City of Elms" by W.E. Decrow. It is illustrated with heliotypes of all the principal college buildings, a plan of the college grounds, and a map of the city of New Haven. Boston, W.E. Decrow, 238 Washington Street, 1882'. Yale University is portrayed through it's main buildings : South, South Middle, North-Middle, North, the Athenaeum, the old chapel, Lyceum, Battell Chapel, Yale School of Fine Arts, Peabody Museum, Treasury, Reading Room, Old Laboratory, Gymnasium, Library, Student's room in Durfee, West Divinity, Mason Library, Marquand Chapel, Yale Medical School, Yale Boat House, Hamilton Park, The New Haven House and Hopkins Grammar School as well as several halls : Berzelius, Farnam, Durfee, Alumni, North Sheffield, East Divinity, Skull and Bones, Scroll and Key, Psi Upsilon, Delta Kappa Epsilon and Yale Law School City Hall.
1882
architecture
dessins
ARCH274529
Description:
Contains panels presenting different projects by Abalos & Herreros used during the conference Areas de Impunidad: - Estación depuradora de aguas residuales, Majadahonda, Madrid; - Ordenación de la Plaza Castilla, Madrid; - Ordenación de Nueva Montaña Quijano en Santander; - Viviendas, locales y garajes en la M-30, Madrid; - Propuesta para la Plaza de Opera, Madrid; - Centro de calculo de Telefónica, Madrid; - Edificio de oficinas de RENFE, Fuencarral, Madrid; - Vivienda y Ciudad, avenida Diagonal, Barcelona; - Polideportivo los Zumacales, Simancas; - Edificio administrativo por el Ministerio del Interior, Madrid; - Cityvips, Fuencarral, Madrid; - Palencia Parque Europa, Palencia; - Ayuntamiento y casa de la cultura de Cobeña, Madrid; - Centro cívico y comercial, Majadahonda, Madrid; - Casa Gordillo, Villanueva de la Cañada, Madrid; - Encauzamiento del río Guadalhorce, Málaga; - Ordenación del área de Abandoibarra, Bilbao; - Parque Dunar, Doñana National Park; - Prototipos de vivienda industrializada: Casas AH-Gia; - Concurso Zephyr: torres mixtas autosuficientes, Madrid; - III Bienal Arquitectura Española; - Universitat Pompeu Fabra, edificio departamental y aulario, Barcelona; - Centro interactivo y ecomuseo de La Cabrera.
ca. 1994
Panels presenting different projects by Abalos & Herreros used during the conference Areas de Impunidad
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ARCH274529
Description:
Contains panels presenting different projects by Abalos & Herreros used during the conference Areas de Impunidad: - Estación depuradora de aguas residuales, Majadahonda, Madrid; - Ordenación de la Plaza Castilla, Madrid; - Ordenación de Nueva Montaña Quijano en Santander; - Viviendas, locales y garajes en la M-30, Madrid; - Propuesta para la Plaza de Opera, Madrid; - Centro de calculo de Telefónica, Madrid; - Edificio de oficinas de RENFE, Fuencarral, Madrid; - Vivienda y Ciudad, avenida Diagonal, Barcelona; - Polideportivo los Zumacales, Simancas; - Edificio administrativo por el Ministerio del Interior, Madrid; - Cityvips, Fuencarral, Madrid; - Palencia Parque Europa, Palencia; - Ayuntamiento y casa de la cultura de Cobeña, Madrid; - Centro cívico y comercial, Majadahonda, Madrid; - Casa Gordillo, Villanueva de la Cañada, Madrid; - Encauzamiento del río Guadalhorce, Málaga; - Ordenación del área de Abandoibarra, Bilbao; - Parque Dunar, Doñana National Park; - Prototipos de vivienda industrializada: Casas AH-Gia; - Concurso Zephyr: torres mixtas autosuficientes, Madrid; - III Bienal Arquitectura Española; - Universitat Pompeu Fabra, edificio departamental y aulario, Barcelona; - Centro interactivo y ecomuseo de La Cabrera.
dessins
ca. 1994
archives
Niveau de description archivistique:
Fonds
AP171
Résumé:
This fonds documents the professional practice and activities of the Foreign Office Architects between 1989 and 2011, with a primary focus on their architectural projects. The documents in the fonds include drawings and plans, photographic materials, presentation panels, models, textual records, and digital files relating to 192 projects and international exhibitions . Additionally, the fonds includes material relating to publications, office activities, and research.
circa 1983-2011
Fonds Foreign Office Architects
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AP171
Résumé:
This fonds documents the professional practice and activities of the Foreign Office Architects between 1989 and 2011, with a primary focus on their architectural projects. The documents in the fonds include drawings and plans, photographic materials, presentation panels, models, textual records, and digital files relating to 192 projects and international exhibitions . Additionally, the fonds includes material relating to publications, office activities, and research.
archives
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Fonds
circa 1983-2011
archives
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Fonds
Fonds Arthur Erickson
AP022
Résumé:
The Arthur Erickson fonds documents the work and activities of Canadian architect Arthur Erickson between 1947 and 2002 (predominant dates 1963-ca. 2000). It comprises architecture projects records with three hundred ninety-seven projects by Erickson / Massey, Arthur Erickson Architects and Arthur Erickson as a design consultant are documented with drawings, photographs, textual documents and other material. It also includes project administration records, records from Erickson's Toronto, Los Angeles and Vancouver offices, records related to Erickson's professional activities, material related to some of Erickson's student projects, and personal papers.
1947-2002 (predominant 1963-2000)
Fonds Arthur Erickson
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AP022
Résumé:
The Arthur Erickson fonds documents the work and activities of Canadian architect Arthur Erickson between 1947 and 2002 (predominant dates 1963-ca. 2000). It comprises architecture projects records with three hundred ninety-seven projects by Erickson / Massey, Arthur Erickson Architects and Arthur Erickson as a design consultant are documented with drawings, photographs, textual documents and other material. It also includes project administration records, records from Erickson's Toronto, Los Angeles and Vancouver offices, records related to Erickson's professional activities, material related to some of Erickson's student projects, and personal papers.
archives
Niveau de description archivistique:
Fonds
1947-2002 (predominant 1963-2000)
photographies
ARCH277513
Description:
File's title: Imagenes fotos: proyectos antiguos, web. Here's a list of projects found in the file: - Ordenación de la Plaza Castilla (AP164.S1.1986.D6); - Parque Dunar, Doñana National Park (AP164.S1.1993.D6); - Proyecto Nomada; - Prototipos de vivienda industrializada: Casas AH-Gia (AP164.S1.1993.D11); - III Bienal Arquitectura Española (AP164.S1.1995.D2); - Architekturforum Bonn (AP164.S1.1997.D9); - Estación Zaragoza (AP164.S1.1999.D5); - Casa González (AP164.S1.1997.D5); - Pabellón de gimnasia en el parque del Retiro (AP164.S1.2000.D3); - Casa Gordillo (AP164.S1.1993.D2); - 3 depuradoras de aguas residuales: Villalba, Guadarrama, Majadahonda (AP164.S1.1986.D5); - Polideportivo los Zumacales (AP164.S1.1990.D1); - Polideportivo Parquesol (AP164.S1.1990.D2); - Polideportivo Madrigal de las Altas Torres (AP164.S1.1990.D6); - Viviendas, locales y garajes en la M-30 (AP164.S1.1988.D3); - Edificio de oficinas de RENFE (AP164.S1.1989.D3); - Edificio administrativo por el Ministerio del Interior (AP164.S1.1990.D3); - Palencia Parque Europa (AP164.S1.1991.D2); - Ayuntamiento y casa de la cultura de Cobeña (AP164.S1.1992.D2).
between 1986 and 1995
Graphic and photographic materials from several projects by Abalos & Herreros
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ARCH277513
Description:
File's title: Imagenes fotos: proyectos antiguos, web. Here's a list of projects found in the file: - Ordenación de la Plaza Castilla (AP164.S1.1986.D6); - Parque Dunar, Doñana National Park (AP164.S1.1993.D6); - Proyecto Nomada; - Prototipos de vivienda industrializada: Casas AH-Gia (AP164.S1.1993.D11); - III Bienal Arquitectura Española (AP164.S1.1995.D2); - Architekturforum Bonn (AP164.S1.1997.D9); - Estación Zaragoza (AP164.S1.1999.D5); - Casa González (AP164.S1.1997.D5); - Pabellón de gimnasia en el parque del Retiro (AP164.S1.2000.D3); - Casa Gordillo (AP164.S1.1993.D2); - 3 depuradoras de aguas residuales: Villalba, Guadarrama, Majadahonda (AP164.S1.1986.D5); - Polideportivo los Zumacales (AP164.S1.1990.D1); - Polideportivo Parquesol (AP164.S1.1990.D2); - Polideportivo Madrigal de las Altas Torres (AP164.S1.1990.D6); - Viviendas, locales y garajes en la M-30 (AP164.S1.1988.D3); - Edificio de oficinas de RENFE (AP164.S1.1989.D3); - Edificio administrativo por el Ministerio del Interior (AP164.S1.1990.D3); - Palencia Parque Europa (AP164.S1.1991.D2); - Ayuntamiento y casa de la cultura de Cobeña (AP164.S1.1992.D2).
photographies
between 1986 and 1995
recherche
Subventions de recherche Groupe Banque TD dans la collection du CCA : Nuria Carton de Grammont (Concordia University); Dwayne Avery (McGill University); Victor Halim Nasr (Université de Montréal); Jenni Pace Presnell (University of British Columbia); Zubin Singh (McGill University); Ana Maria León (Massachusetts Institute of Technology); S. Faisal Hassan (Massachusetts(...)
mai 2010 au décembre 2010
Programme pour les doctorants 2010
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Subventions de recherche Groupe Banque TD dans la collection du CCA : Nuria Carton de Grammont (Concordia University); Dwayne Avery (McGill University); Victor Halim Nasr (Université de Montréal); Jenni Pace Presnell (University of British Columbia); Zubin Singh (McGill University); Ana Maria León (Massachusetts Institute of Technology); S. Faisal Hassan (Massachusetts(...)
recherche
mai 2010 au
décembre 2010
documents textuels
ARCH255531
Description:
19 art magazines and gallery brochures - General Idea, Inuit Art and Crafts, Jerry Pethick, Sculpture in the Parks of the Nation's Capital, The Idea of North, Ippilie Oshoweetok, Uumajut: Animal Imagery in Inuit Art, fiction from The Art Gallery of Ontario, Arctic Vision: Art of the Canadian Inuit, About Arts and Crafts, Art Bank Catalogue, Azure, Canadian Art, Culture's Nature, En Route.
1981-1988
Art magazines and gallery brochures
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ARCH255531
Description:
19 art magazines and gallery brochures - General Idea, Inuit Art and Crafts, Jerry Pethick, Sculpture in the Parks of the Nation's Capital, The Idea of North, Ippilie Oshoweetok, Uumajut: Animal Imagery in Inuit Art, fiction from The Art Gallery of Ontario, Arctic Vision: Art of the Canadian Inuit, About Arts and Crafts, Art Bank Catalogue, Azure, Canadian Art, Culture's Nature, En Route.
documents textuels
1981-1988
Projet
AP194.S1.1995.PR01
Description:
Project records consist of records documenting the three phases of the Synthetic Landscape project (1995-2000) as worked on by Johan Bettum and OCEAN North. The project was initially developed and submitted in 1995 for the Membrane Design International Competition held in Japan by the Taiyo Kogyo Corporation. The entry showcases a children’s playscape in the setting of Oslo’s Tøyen Park, joining both its urban surroundings and its natural landscape into a synthetic space. Afterwards, the project was exhibited at the Architecture Association (AA) in London, where Johan Bettum and Kivi Sotamaa met. This eventually led to Bettum and Sotamaa collaborating on projects, along with their respective OCEAN teams in Oslo and Helsinki. The Synthetic Landscape project continued as a research project, with a second phase in 1996 and a third phase which ran from 1997 through 2000 and integrated design methods (particle streaming, Channelling Systems) from the work made on the Töölö and Jyväskylä projects. In the third phase, a pavilion was also added to the setting. Aside from one drawing, all records for this project are in a digital format. Drawings and models from phase 1 show parts or the whole of a shell-like structure. A color scheme seems to be associated to the different components of the structure. A report on phases 1 and 2 discusses the use of synthetic and composite materials for the structure, explaining the concept for the site. Phase 2 textual records include a working plan, site charts and program. Additional drawings and models show an evolution in the shape of the landscape. Most records are related to the third phase of Synthetic Landscape. They are largely drawings and models showing textures and coloured grafts used in the design process, section and surfaces studies, as well as site plans. Other files of the third phase consist of animated renderings of Channelling Systems studies within the Synthetic Landscape topology, saved as Quicktime MOV files. Additionally, the third phase of Synthetic Landscape has files related to the FEM (finite element method) analysis process utilized in the project’s engineering. This particular section includes raster images showing vectorial drawings and data appearing to be surface studies. These were likely created with the software Mathematica. The bulk of textual documentation on the project’s scope and outcomes may be found in AP194.S1.1995.PR01.001 for phases 1 and 2, and in AP194.S1.1995.PR01.005 for phase 3. The latter file also contains documentation related to a grant application to The Research Council of Norway; a proposal for a conference and exhibition at the AA; and administrative records such as budgets, correspondence, invoices, progress reports, meeting agendas and minutes. For all project phases, records related to the design process consist of CAD models saved in a variety of modelling formats (iges, fmz, dgn, 3dm, dxf) as well as raster or vector images (tiff, jpeg, png, eps, pict, etc.). In some cases, only these raster or vector images of the original CAD drawings are present in the archive.
1995-2000
Synthetic Landscape research project, Oslo, Norway (1995-2000)
Actions:
AP194.S1.1995.PR01
Description:
Project records consist of records documenting the three phases of the Synthetic Landscape project (1995-2000) as worked on by Johan Bettum and OCEAN North. The project was initially developed and submitted in 1995 for the Membrane Design International Competition held in Japan by the Taiyo Kogyo Corporation. The entry showcases a children’s playscape in the setting of Oslo’s Tøyen Park, joining both its urban surroundings and its natural landscape into a synthetic space. Afterwards, the project was exhibited at the Architecture Association (AA) in London, where Johan Bettum and Kivi Sotamaa met. This eventually led to Bettum and Sotamaa collaborating on projects, along with their respective OCEAN teams in Oslo and Helsinki. The Synthetic Landscape project continued as a research project, with a second phase in 1996 and a third phase which ran from 1997 through 2000 and integrated design methods (particle streaming, Channelling Systems) from the work made on the Töölö and Jyväskylä projects. In the third phase, a pavilion was also added to the setting. Aside from one drawing, all records for this project are in a digital format. Drawings and models from phase 1 show parts or the whole of a shell-like structure. A color scheme seems to be associated to the different components of the structure. A report on phases 1 and 2 discusses the use of synthetic and composite materials for the structure, explaining the concept for the site. Phase 2 textual records include a working plan, site charts and program. Additional drawings and models show an evolution in the shape of the landscape. Most records are related to the third phase of Synthetic Landscape. They are largely drawings and models showing textures and coloured grafts used in the design process, section and surfaces studies, as well as site plans. Other files of the third phase consist of animated renderings of Channelling Systems studies within the Synthetic Landscape topology, saved as Quicktime MOV files. Additionally, the third phase of Synthetic Landscape has files related to the FEM (finite element method) analysis process utilized in the project’s engineering. This particular section includes raster images showing vectorial drawings and data appearing to be surface studies. These were likely created with the software Mathematica. The bulk of textual documentation on the project’s scope and outcomes may be found in AP194.S1.1995.PR01.001 for phases 1 and 2, and in AP194.S1.1995.PR01.005 for phase 3. The latter file also contains documentation related to a grant application to The Research Council of Norway; a proposal for a conference and exhibition at the AA; and administrative records such as budgets, correspondence, invoices, progress reports, meeting agendas and minutes. For all project phases, records related to the design process consist of CAD models saved in a variety of modelling formats (iges, fmz, dgn, 3dm, dxf) as well as raster or vector images (tiff, jpeg, png, eps, pict, etc.). In some cases, only these raster or vector images of the original CAD drawings are present in the archive.
Project
1995-2000