The presentation examines the development of the urban space in the Soviet Union at the beginning of the 20th century via its cinematic reconstructions. The various integral elements of the city are studied closely with reference to examples from literature, photography, painture and cinema in particular. These examples illustrate how the city transforms over time, with a special focus on the interwar period. The presentation focuses on Dziga Vertov's "Man with the Movie Camera" (USSR, 1929) and presents in detail the results of the shot-by-shot formalist and statistical analysis.
This presentation seeks to familiarise architects with cinema theories and practices and foreground the creative use of the filmic language as a potent tool for examining cinematic representations of the urban landscape. The presentation focuses on the interwar period in the United States, Europe and the Soviet Union and examines closely the filmic genre of "city symphonies". The various reconstructions of the image of the city in literature, photography and painture will complement our investigation.
Panayotis Pangalos
The Time of the City
7/11/2012 21/11/2012, 21:00, Volos, Department of Architecture
Panayotis Pangalos (Athens, 1972), Architect, Architectural Historian, Ph.D., Adjunct Lecturer of the Department of Architecture University of Patras (2008-2012). Assistant Professor (on contract) to the Department of Building Restoration and Renovation of the Technical Institution of Patras (2009- ). Cooperative Educational Professor in History of Arts of the European Culture Studies unit at the Hellenic Open University (2009- ). Member of the International Laboratory of Urban Design Villard tutorial group. Member of the Hellenic Institute of Architecture. Member of the Hellenic Society of Aesthetics. Member of the Higher Institutes Graduate Architects Association (SADAS-PEA). Founding Member (1992) of the cultural Cooperative Society of Western Crete “Notos”. Member of the European Architectural History Network (EAHN). He has won awards in international architectural competitions. He has participated as a keynote speaker in international conferences and as an invited keynote speaker in international meetings and post-graduate programs, he has published chapters in books, researches and articles on the contemporary history of architecture in Greek and international journals with scientific committees, in proceedings of international conferences and collective volumes. RECENT BOOKS: The significance of time in contemporary architecture, Gutenberg editions, Athens, 2011 The significance of time in architecture of Aldo Rossi, Gutenberg editions, Athens, 2012.
MUSIBET, ADHOCRACY, SALT/Becoming Istanbul/ Urban Hot Points, Crossings, Sailings.
The educational voyage to the city of Istanbul/Turkey was accomplished between the 15th and the 18th of November, 2012. The aim of the voyage was the visit to, the comprehension and the on-sight exploration of some specific and general properties of the city. Additionally, the visit to the Exhibitions of Design, Art, and History MUSIBET/ADHOCRACY and BECOMING ISTANBUL (SALT). The experience of crossing the landscapes while exploring visually and verbally (through constand long discussions) their identities. Additionally, to witness the function of the territories where the western civilization model of life is flourishing in constand debate with the traditional Oriental typologies of behaviour. The cities, the habitats, the fine details of setllements. There were 45 participant students, coming from the VISUAL ARTS and DESIGN of SMALL SCALE STRUCTURES and OBJECTS Cources, in the voyage that lasted 3 days.
Two crucial visits were included in the program, τhe visit to the area of the major historical monuments of Agia Sophia, Sultan Ahmet Camil and the Binbirdirek Cistern and the sailing to theAdalar islands : Kinali Ada, Burgaz Ada, Heybeli Ada, και Bujuk Ada.
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GIORGOS MITROULIAS, "Tactics from Athens",
14/11/12, 20.30,Department of Architecture, Volos.
The lecture presents the current urban condition of Athens and explores the possibility of reinventing the tools for designing the city.
Postgraduate Courses of Studies, DArch - UTH.
The course Contemporary Practicies in Art and Architecture takes part in the exhibition Collecting Architecture – Territories: The Athens Minutes presenting the Post-graduate Students' works, in collaboration with Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation (GSAPP) and DESTE Foundation.
DESTE Foundation, Athens
Em. Pappa & Filellinon, N.Ionia, Athens
June 20 – October 31, 2012
blog of the course
The educational voyage to the central Europe was accomplished between the 23rd and the 30th of September, 2012.
The aim of the voyage was the visit to, the comprehension and the on-sight exploration of every and all specific properties of the achivements of contemporary architectural practice, the visit to the Biennale of Architecture and the experience of crossing the landscapes while exploring visually and verbally (through constand long discussions) their identities. Additionally, the territories where the western civilization model of life is flourishing. The cities, the habitats, the fine details of setllements. There were 20 participants in the voyage that last 5 days, crossing through Italy, germany, Austria and Swicherland.
The buildings targeted and visited were:
1.Conferenz Pavillion/1993 by Tadao Ado, the Vitra Design Museum/1989 and the Vitra Atelier/2003 by Frank Gehry, the Bushaltestelle/2006 by Jasper Morrison, the Vitra Haus/2010 by Herzog&DeMeuron, the Produktionshallen/1981 by Nikolas Grimshaw, the Tankstelle/2003 by Jean Prouve, the Dome/2000 by Richard Buckminster Fuller, the Produktionshallen/1994 by Alvaro Siza, theProduktionshallen/2010 by SANAA Kazuyo Sejima and the Feuerwehrhaus/1994 by Zaha Hadid, at the area of VITRA INDUSTRIES/GERMANY.
2. E-Science Lab/ETH by Baumschlager & Eberle, Schulhaus/Leutshenbach by Christian Kerez, Housing Complex / Brunnenhofstrasse by Gigon & Guyer, at the area of the city Zurich, in Switzerland.
3. The civil cultural complex Festspielhaus by Dietrich & Undertrifaller, and the Kunsthaus by Peter Zumthor, at the area of the city Bregenz, in Austria. Finally, the 13th Biennale of Architecture in the city of Venice and the interior manipulation and design of Punta della Dogana by Taadao Ado. Additionally, the crossing of the Adriatic sea (Igoumenitsa-Venice), the crossing of the Alpes (Zurich-Insbruch-Tredo-Veneto-Venice/Lido di Jesollo) and the national road between Venice and Milan in Italy.
The publication "Changing Landscapes", contains the results of the IP Erasmus Workshop "Changing Landscapes - Mediterranean Sensitive Areas Design, Volos 2011" which took place at the Department of Architecture - UTH, between 2nd and 16th of July 2011.
Edited by:
Lois Papadopoulos, Spiros Papadopoulos, Vaso Trova
Published & Destributed by:
University of Thessaly Press
ISBN:
978-960-9439-11-4