Reminder

RDV A LA COURNEUVE VENDREDI 2 MAI EVERYONE, EVERYONE, WE WILL MEET ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT 2PM AT LA MOULIN (CHEZ MONTE) TO DISCUSS AND REVIEW PROJECTS. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MEET WITH ME IN THE MORNING, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL BE AVAILABLE A PARTIR DE 11:00H (JUSQUE'A 13H) A ESA AMPHI B

EXERCISE 2: LA COURNEUVE WORKSHOP

OUR VENDREDI, 2 MAI-- The interventions you propose for the 4000N are for a real context with real constraints and real decision makers. These proposals will be judged by the Mayor for their validity and for whether they can be realized. So, NOW you need to research how you would go about making your project a reality; enter into the process: --who is in charge?--what groups would need to work together?--what decisions will have to be taken?--what role would the residents play?--how much would it cost?--who pays?--how would your project be maintained?--and who would pay for the maintenance?--is this a project desired by the community?--have there been other projects like your proposed?--what happened to these proposals?--what would make your project impossible?--what would make your project possible? I want you to find out the names of the agencies/people involved in the process of making something happen in real life. Once you have the names, check with Monte to see if he can make an introduction. If not, go ahead and introduce yourself. (Monte’s email is montelaster@hotmail.com) Often, there is more than one decision maker, and they may not always agree. YOUR RESEARCH MUST GENERATE A STRATEGY: HOW ARE YOU GOING TO DO THIS? FOR EXAMPLE: Jonathan and Florian: you guys need to know who controls the buildings and how you would get the right to project images onto them? You also need to determine what sorts of images and what role these images play: who are the actors involved in this discussion? The three projects for children: what is in place now? which programs are which and which are not?Who is in charge of the space you propose? Does you project have a real chance of being supported? In the case of a fountain, who would maintain and pay for the maintenance of the fountain/cost of water etc?What is desired by the community? All of you will have to determine who owns/directs/administers the site/public space you are interested in AND how you will persuade these people to support your intervention. YOU NEED TO CONSIDER WHAT YOU AS AN ARCHITECT BRING TO THIS DISCUSSION: HOW DO YOU USE YOUR SKILLS AND INSIGHTS TO PERSUADE THE COMMUNITY (BOTH HABITANTS AND FORMAL DECISION MAKERS) TO SEE THE IMPORTANCE/POTENTIAL OF YOUR PROPOSAL. ONCE WE HAVE THIS INFORMATION, WE CAN BEGIN TO REFINE YOUR PROJECTS ACCORDINGLY. I REALIZE THIS TAKES TIME, SO GET AS FAR AS YOU CAN AS QUICKLY AS YOU CAN AND WE WILL GO FROM THERE.

PRE JURY EXERCISE POUR 25 AVRIL LA COURNEVE PROJECT

Des non-lieux au lieu, séance 1, vendredi 18 avril

Objet : -Qu’est ce qu’un lieu ?

- Définir son/ses site(s) du projet, choix d’une échelle et d’une temporalité

- Définir l’objectif de la séance suivante « Lecture des lieux »

Au vu de sa complexité, le lieu peut être abordé par de multiples entrées. Suivant ses affinités, chacun est amené à l’analyser de manières plus ou moins différentes (approche anthropologique, paysagère, morphologique,…). L’architecte par sa position se trouve confronté à l’ensemble de ces regards « spécialisés » propres aux disciplines qu’il côtoie.

Il va s’agir dans cette première phase de choisir un mode d’approche des lieux et donc de ce fait d’adopter une posture particulière vis à vis de ce lieu qui, par l’image que l’on va en donner, va se « concrétiser ».

Il s’agit d’assumer la subjectivité inhérente à notre regard et de choisir une approche consciente, non restrictive et non restreinte, des lieux. Il s’agit donc de se positionner dans la manière avec laquelle on va donner à voir ces lieux, choisir une attitude, voulue objective, subjective, politique, critique, pragmatique,…. Les choix des médias, des images ne sont pas anodins. Au-delà du message final, le choix d’un média parle déjà, et se doit d’être en accord avec sa manière d‘aborder les lieux : économique, phénoménologique, sociale, historique,…

Pour la séance suivante, il va donc s’agir de se positionner vis-à-vis de la complexité du lieu et de proposer une lecture consciente et assumée. Il s’agira donc d’adopter une posture -révéler, critiquer, …- certaines spécificités des lieux, de choisir un mode d’entrée correspondant et enfin de choisir le media le plus à même de mettre en forme l’image que l’on veut en donner.

Le choix des médias est laissé libre. Images, plans, textes, diagrammes, dessins, … tout est accepté. Seule contrainte : offrir une retranscription pertinente vis-à-vis de ses intentions.

Séance 2 : 25 avril 2008

- Expliquer ses choix : pourquoi cette approche, pourquoi cette attitude, pourquoi ce média.

- Rendre compte des travaux

-Débat en présence des professeurs et personnalités extérieures.

AND REMEMBER:

HISTORY IS BASED ON FACTS, DOCUMENTS, NUMBERS AND MEMORY, TESTIMONY,

CONTRADICTIONS, AND THE IRRATIONAL

REALITY IS BASED IN WHAT WE CAN MEASURE, NAME, MAP, TOUCH, AND SEE BUT

I IS ALSO IN ANOMALIES, PERCEPTIONS, SENSATIONS, SOUNDS, OUR PSYCHOLOGY, THE IMAGINARY, AND COMPLEXITY.

TIME CAN BE FIXED, LINEAR AS WELL AS EVOLUTIVE AND CONTINGENT.

Plan DWG de La Courneuve

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Requirement for April 20th 2008

All students must submit the following: 1. 1:200 physical site model 2. All necessary drawings (site plans, sections...etc) must be ready in digital format 3. Programme for the site. 4. Conceptual diagrams and models of your projects either physical or digital (options please!!!!) 5. More detail analysis of the site Please focus on the site both immediate and long term development of site. Question yourself: 1. What is your definition of Non-Lieux? 2. How does your site come about? What are the factors turning your site into a non-place? 3. Digest your analysis and try to gain an deeper understanding of your site. 4. What does your site lack? How do you improve it? How does your intervention impact on the existing site conditions? 5. What is your attitude or position about non-lieux? If you have any question, please contact Philippe, Marie or Myself.

La Courneuve - Les Réenchantements

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Important Dates

PLEASE NOTE THAT MIGUEL GEORGIEFF FROM COCOLOCO (THETEAM THAT WORKS WITH GILLES CLEMENT) WILL DO ANINTERVENTION FOR THE SEMINAR/STUDIO ON FRIDAY,APRIL 18TH AT... 12:30.THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR YOUR WORK ON LA COURNEUVE. WEWILL NOT, NOT MEET IN THE MORNING.SINCE WE HAVE THE ROOMFOR THE DAY, AND MIGUEL IS ONLY AVAILABLE IN THE AFTERNOON,IT IS BEST TO MOVE THE TIME AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THISOPPORTUNITY. HE WILL PRESENT PROJECTS AND BE AVAILABLE FORGROUP AND INDIVIDUAL QUESTIONS.PLEASE MARK THIS ON YOUR CALENDARSMARIE