Piers Taylor is an architect, former television presenter, and director of Invisible Studio. In conversation with Bruce Buckland, Director of Buckland Architects.
Nicholas Ray is co-author of the book 'Philosophy of Architecture' and is an architect in practice in Cambridge where he taught before joining the University of Liverpool. His theoretical pre-occupations over a period of more than 40 years have resulted in publications on Alvar Aalto, Rafael Moneo, Cambridge contemporary architecture and architecture's ethical dilemmas.
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Phineas Harper is Director of Open City, the organisation which runs the annual Open House weekend. He also curated the 2019 Oslo Architecture Triennale and has previously worked for the Architecture Foundation and the Architectural Review.
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Dr Timothy Brittain-Catlin is an architect and a Reader in Architecture at the University of Kent. He is also Director for the Centre for Research in European Architecture (CREAte) and author of 'Bleak Houses: Disappointment and Failure in Architecture'. In conversation with Bruce Buckland, Director of Buckland Architects.
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0:03:55 - Origins of the Gothic Revival
0:10:07 - Gothic Revival building plans and changes in philosophy
0:16:14 - Processional spaces
0:20:05 - The marginalisation of architects
0:22:15 - The ego of the architect
0:25:44 - Typological applicability and expense of Gothic architecture
0:28:17 - Limits of the spread of Gothic architecture
0:30:59 - Verticality and horizontality
0:33:50 - Pugin's role in the Gothic Revival
0:35:03 - The end of the Gothic Revival
0:36:23 - The state of architectural theory now
0:39:29 - Eternal truths in architecture
0:41:41 - The cult of Classicism
0:43:50 - Modernists as Puritans
0:46:38 - Political groups and architectural groups
0:49:33 - Lack of theory in education
0:52:34 - 'A Pattern Language'
0:54:51 - Building Beautiful Commission
1:00:33 - A House for Essex
1:03:42 - References to context in contemporary architecture
1:05:51 - Improving average design quality
1:11:52 - VR and technology
1:13:51 - Conservation Areas of the future
1:20:43 - Lack of criticism of both contemporary and historic styles
1:25:20 - Timber frame buildings
1:28:08 - Transferring the sense of the vernacular to the urban
1:29:58 - Building Beautiful Commission and housing
1:31:10 - Local Authority house building
1:33:07 - The housing market
1:35:19 - Quality of historic housing
1:37:37 - Regulation of design quality
1:42:44 - Architectural education
1:45:50 - RIBA
1:47:25 - Grand Designs and architecture in the media
1:51:02 - Public conversation about architecture
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Mark Foster Gage is an American architect, writer, and theorist based in New York City where he runs his practice, Mark Foster Gage Architects.
He is an associate professor at the Yale School of Architecture where his academic focus is on aesthetic philosophy.
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Richard Beckett is a Lecturer at the Bartlett School of Architecture, where he is Co-Director of BiotA Lab, researching the use of biology in architecture and construction. In conversation with Bruce Buckland, Director of Buckland Architects.
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My second architectural book recommendation is 'A Pattern Language' by Christopher Alexander. Here I talk about how this book is useful to architects and why you should read it.
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My third architectural book recommendation is 'The Sympathy of Things' by Lars Spuybroek. Here I talk in more detail about this book and what makes it essential reading for all architects and architecture students.
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Towards a Holistic Architecture: What is a holistic architecture and how might we best investigate how to achieve it?
Bruce Buckland, 2019.
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Contents:
1_____Introduction
2_____Why Write About Architectural Theory?
2.1_____Introduction
2.2_____Theoretical Engagement and Relevance
3_____What Would be a Holistic Architecture?
3.1_____Defining ‘A Holistic Architecture’
3.1.1_____The Definition of ‘Holistic’
3.1.2_____A Note on ‘A’
3.2_____Holism vs Reductionism
3.2.1_____The Definition of ‘Reductionism’
3.2.2_____Are ‘Non-Holistic’ and ‘Reductionist’ Equivalent?
3.2.3_____Seeking Arguments for and against Holism
3.2.4_____Can Something be ‘Greater Than the Sum of its Parts’?
3.2.5_____Language
3.2.6_____Getting Bogged Down in an Infinity of Ontological Uncertainty
3.3_____Mapping out a Holistic Understanding Using Subject Fields
4_____Relevant Knowledge in Defining a Holistic Architecture
4.1_____Introduction
4.1.1_____The Need to Begin with Scientific Realism
4.1.2_____The Problems for a Holistic Architecture of Conflicting Perspectives
4.2_____Questions from Physics
4.2.1_____Introduction
4.2.2_____Environmental Psychology
4.2.3_____Classical Physics and General Relativity
4.2.4_____Quantum Mechanics
4.3_____Questions from Philosophy of Science
4.3.1_____Introduction
4.3.2_____Ontology
4.3.3_____Reduction
4.3.4_____Emergence
4.3.5_____Causation
4.3.6_____Determinism
4.4_____Questions from Philosophy of Mathematics
4.5_____Questions from Philosophy of Time
4.6_____Questions from General Philosophy
4.6.1_____Ethics
4.6.2_____Free Will
4.6.3_____Meaning
4.7_____Questions from Biology
4.7.1_____Introduction
4.7.2_____Evolutionary Psychology
4.7.3_____Sustainability
4.8_____Conclusion
5_____Realising a Holistic Architecture
5.1_____Introduction
5.2_____A Note on Desirability of a Holistic Architecture
5.3_____Complex Systems
5.4_____Areas of Systemic Integration
5.5_____Incentives
6_____Conclusion
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Dr Rosemary Hill is a writer, historian, independent scholar and author of 'God’s Architect', a biography of the Gothic Revival architect, A.W.N. Pugin and 'Stonehenge', a history of one of Britain’s greatest and least understood monuments. In this episode we cover Pugin, Stonehenge and clothes. In conversation with Bruce Buckland.
Rosemary Hill's books:
1) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gods-Architect-Building-Romantic-Britain/dp/0140280995/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=god+architect&qid=1602839943&sr=8-2
2) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stonehenge-Rosemary-Hill/dp/1861978804/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
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