Lecture held as part of the Architecture and the Information Age Course at Newcastle University.

1. Architecture in the Information Age
Origins 2: The Architectural Context
Dr Martyn Dade-Robertson

2. Monday 30th January Introductory Lecture
Monday 6th February Lecture 1 Origins
Monday 13th February Lecture 2 Origins
Monday 20th February Lecture 3 Loosing the Ballast of Materiality
Monday 27th February Lecture 4 Cyberspace
Monday 5th March Lecture 5 Augmented Space
Monday 12th March Lecture 6 Sentient Space
Monday 16th April Lecture 7 Programming Architecture

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7. The Architectonic System

8. Linguistic System
Architectonic System

9. Form
Material Technology Code

10. Today:
•A theoretical basis for architecture
as an evolving medium.

11. Homework:
Architecture =
•Material ?
•Technology ?
•Code ?
•Meaning ?

12. Carolina R. Figueroa
Bhavinkumar Patel

13. Xiaoyao Hou

14. Architecture organises space surrounding
man. It organizes this space as a whole
and with respect to man in his entirety, that
is with respect to all the physical or
psychic actions of which man is capable...
(Mukařovský 1977: 240)
Buildings and Power
Mukarovsky (1977)

15. Architecture is:
•Form
•Function
Buildings and Power
Markus (1993)
•Space

16. Architecture is:
•Form
•Function
Buildings and Power
Markus (1993)
•Space

17. Form

18. Form
The disposition of material elements
in terms of shapes scales and
ornamentation of buildings.

19. Form as a medium

20. Form as a medium

21. Form as a medium

22. Form as a medium

23. Form as a medium
Iconic

24. Form as a medium
The Logic of
Architecture
Mitchell (1990)
Architectural
Morphology
Steadman (1983)

25. Form as a medium
Systemizable The Logic of
Architecture
Mitchell (1990)

26. Form as a medium
Learning from Las
Vegas
Mitchell (1990)

27. Beyond Form as a medium
Learning from Las
Vegas
Venturi et al. (1990)

28. Beyond Form as a medium
Textualizable
Learning from Las
Vegas
Mitchell (1990)

29. Beyond Form as a medium
Architectonic System
Linguistic System
Learning from Las
Vegas
Mitchell (1990)

30. Beyond Form as a medium
Architectonic System
Linguistic System
Learning from Las
Vegas
Mitchell (1990)

31. Function

32. Function
What a space is for. The activities
within it.

33. Function

34. Function
Typologies

35. Function

36. Function
Naming

37. Function
A Pattern Language
Alexander et. al.
(1978)
Decoding Houses and
Homes
Hanson (2003)

38. Function
Programme

39. Space

40. Space
The stuff left over after
the form has been
created?

41. Space
The stuff left over after
the form has been
situated?

42. Space
Form + Function

43. Space
Space is articulated by form and
enacted by the Function take
Form + activities which
place within it.

44. Space
The Production of
Space doesn't simply Space
Lefebvre (1991)
exist. It is produced
through sense
experience and social
interactions.

45. Space – Dimensions
Public Space
Carmona (2008)

46. Space – Dimensions
Morphological
Public Space
Carmona (2008)

47. Space – Dimensions
Morphological
Visual
Public Space
Carmona (2008)

48. Space – Dimensions
Morphological
Social
Visual
Public Space
Carmona (2008)

49. Space – Dimensions
Morphological
Social
Visual
Public Space
Carmona (2008)

50. Space – Dimensions
Perceptual
Morphological
Social
Visual
Public Space
Carmona (2008)

51. Space – Dimensions
Perceptual
Temporal
Morphological
Social
Visual
Public Space
Carmona (2008)

52. Space – Dimensions
Perceptual
Functional Temporal
Morphological
Social
Visual
Public Space
Carmona (2008)

53. Space

54. Space
Intimate
(0.5)
Personal
(1.2)
Social The Hidden
Dimension
(3.0) Hall (1988)
Proxemics
Discipline:
Behavioural Psychology

55. Morphological
Space
Intimate
Visual
(0.5)
Personal
Perceptual (1.2)
Social The Hidden
Dimension
(3.0)
Social Hall (1988)
Functional
Temporal Proxemics
Discipline:
Behavioural Psychology

56. Morphological: Ergonomic
Space
Intimate
Visual
(0.5)
Personal
Perceptual (1.2)
Social The Hidden
Dimension
(3.0)
Social Hall (1988)
Functional
Temporal Proxemics
Discipline:
Behavioural Psychology

57. Morphological: Ergonomic
Space
Intimate
Visual: Myopic
(0.5)
Personal
Perceptual: (1.2)
Social The Hidden
Dimension
(3.0)
Social Hall (1988)
Functional
Temporal Proxemics
Discipline:
Behavioural Psychology

58. Morphological: Ergonomic
Space
Intimate
Visual: Myopic
(0.5)
Personal
Perceptual: multi sensory (emphasising touch)
(1.2)
Social The Hidden
Dimension
(3.0)
Social Hall (1988)
Functional
Temporal Proxemics
Discipline:
Behavioural Psychology

59. Morphological: Ergonomic
Space
Intimate
Visual: Myopic
(0.5)
Personal
Perceptual: multi sensory (emphasising touch)
(1.2)
Social The Hidden
Dimension
(3.0)
Social: one to one or one to few Hall (1988)
Functional
Temporal Proxemics
Discipline:
Behavioural Psychology

60. Morphological: Ergonomic
Space
Intimate
Visual: Myopic
(0.5)
Personal
Perceptual: multi sensory (emphasising touch)
(1.2)
Social The Hidden
Dimension
(3.0)
Social: one to one or one to few Hall (1988)
Functional: single focused actions
Temporal Proxemics
Discipline:
Behavioural Psychology

61. Morphological: Ergonomic
Space
Intimate
Visual: Myopic
(0.5)
Personal
Perceptual: multi sensory (emphasising touch)
(1.2)
Social The Hidden
Dimension
(3.0)
Social: one to one or one to few Hall (1988)
Functional: single focused actions
Temporal: instant/real-time Proxemics
Discipline:
Behavioural Psychology

62. Space
Intimate
(0.5)
Personal
(1.2)
Social The Hidden
DESIGN: Products, Tools, Interiors…
(3.0)
Dimension
Hall (1988)
Proxemics
Discipline:
Behavioural Psychology

63. Space

64. Morphological
Space
Visual
Perceptual
Social
Functional
Temporal

65. Morphological: topological
Space
Visual
Perceptual
Social
Functional
Temporal

66. Morphological: topological
Space
Visual: Hyperopic (far sight)
Perceptual
Social
Functional
Temporal

67. Morphological: topological
Space
Visual: Hyperopic (far sight)
Perceptual: Kinesthetic (experienced through movement)
Social
Functional
Temporal

68. Morphological: topological
Space
Visual: Hyperopic (far sight)
Perceptual: Kinesthetic (experienced through movement)
Social: event based
Functional
Temporal

69. Morphological: topological
Space
Visual: Hyperopic (far sight)
Perceptual: Kinesthetic (experienced through movement)
Social: event based
Functional: process/configuration of events
Temporal

70. Morphological: topological
Space
Visual: Hyperopic (far sight)
Perceptual: Kinesthetic (experienced through movement)
Social: event based
Functional: process/configuration of events
Temporal: cause/effect & sequential

71. Space
DESIGN: Architecture, Installations…

72. Space

73. Morphological: Topographical
Space
Visual
Perceptual
Social
Functional
Temporal

74. Morphological: Topographical
Space
Visual: diagramatic/represented/mapped
Perceptual
Social
Functional
Temporal

75. Morphological: Topographical
Space
Visual: diagramatic/represented/mapped
Perceptual: visual and mediated
Social
Functional
Temporal

76. Morphological: Topographical
Space
Visual: diagramatic/represented/mapped
Perceptual: visual and mediated
Social: modulation of flows
Functional
Temporal

77. Morphological: Topographical
Space
Visual: diagramatic/represented/mapped
Perceptual: visual and mediated
Social: modulation of flows
Functional: zoned, stratified and striated
Temporal

78. Morphological: Topographical
Space
Visual: diagramatic/represented/mapped
Perceptual: visual and mediated
Social: modulation of flows
Functional: zoned, stratified and striated
Temporal: time is a function of speed

79. Space
DESIGN: Urban Design, Planning,
Infrustructure…

80. Space

81. Morphological: ?
Space
Visual: ?
Perceptual: ?
Social: ?
Functional: ?
Temporal: ?
Homework