ADVANCED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN – Fall Semester 2013LUND SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

EXAMINER: Professor Christer Malmström COURSE DIRECTOR: David A. Garcia

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COURSE TITLE: Advanced Architectural Design (AAHN02)

“EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS: JAPAN AND THE TSUNAMI URBAN LEGACY”

CREDITS: 15.0 (plus 7.5)COURSE EXAMINER: Prof. Christer MalmströmCOURSE DIRECTORS: David A. Garcia OBLIGATORY COURSE: Integrated Design: Architectural Design (AAHN10) 7,5 Credits at Japan, field trip workshop (2 weeks)ATTENDANCE: Maximum 20 students.COURSE LANGUAGE: EnglishDURATION: One Semester (3 September - 21 December)

PROGRAM AND AIM

In March 2011, the Tohoku deep sea earthquake, generated a tsunami that devastated large areas of the east coast of Japan. Almost 16 000 people died and over 730 000 buildings were partially or totally destroyed .This semester our Extreme Environment Master Course will reach out to the challenges of post trauma of the Tsunami disaster in Japan. Two years after the disaster, hundreds of thousands of people are still without permanent housing, and municipalities struggle to devise a sustainable plan for the future rebuilding of the devastated areas.

In a time where architecture most often unfold its potential in stable economies and with large investments, we will try and engage directly with communities in need. How can architects be more inventive and challenge the present plans of the destroyed communities?

Before our field trip to Japan, the course will engage in a thorough understanding of the Tsunami impact, and the students will devise material to survey and record the present state of the disaster area to support their design of an architectural intervention in an site of their choice

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JAPAN, 2 YEARS AFTER THE TSUNAMI

WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

JAPAN AND THE TSUNAMI URBAN LEGACYA Course on the Potential of Architectureto Make a Change ”

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TIME TABLE

2 September - Course start, lecture and course presentation. The course will start with a two week preparation phase with lectures and courses to familiarise the student with the characteristics and challenges of the site, cultural context and detail of the events and present status .

17 September - First Phase project Interim Review8 October - First Phase Final Review11 October to 25 October -Second Phase, field trip to Japan. 19 November - Third Phase Interim Review.The course will end in a final review with and international panel and an end of semester exhibition for the whole school that will later travel abroad.17 December - Final Crit and review with international panel. Exhibition opening.

METHODOLOGY

The course is structured as a study and design strategy, with strong emphasis in engaging with real scenarios, from a critical and sustainable approach.

FIRST PHASE, PREPARATION: A thorough understanding of the sites and events will be communicated visually and used as a constant reference to inform the design, but specially to aid the student to determine the program, encouraging responsibility in defining their relationship with architecture and the world around them.During this phase, we will use our international and national researcher and experts to help with the latest in technology and science to aid towards the understanding of the events and resulting scenario. Furthermore, as a preparation for the field trip to Japan, students will devise their own surveying instruments, to monitor, chart and record the parameters at stake.

SECOND PHASE,FIELD TRIP TO JAPAN: We will be travelling to Japan. The visit will take us to Tokyo, Kyoto and the prefecture of Miyagi where the Tsunami struck with greatest impact. A vital part of the field trip will be to register and chart the areas that will be later used in the third phase of the study to develop an architectural proposal. During this time, we will also help build some of the projects in the area by taking part with local voluntary efforts.

THIRD PHASE, BUILDING DESIGN: During the last and most important phase, the students will design an architectural proposal responding on the challenges and sites that they found most relevant. Drawing from an international network of experts, the students will be supported by reviews and lectures.

Earthquake trace throughout the Pacific Ocean.

LECTURES AND COURSES

The course will have a series of obligatory lectures and courses supporting the curriculum.

Prof. PETER COOK- Architect and director of CRAB and co-founder of Archigram.KASPER GULDAGER - Architect at 3XN - High tech and performance materials.LIAM YOUNG - Architect and teacher at AA London.RICARDO DE OSTOS - Architect and tecaher, AA London and The Bartlett.JOHN ROSS - Architect, will teach a 3D digital tools course in Rhino and environmental analysis tools.

Temporary housing Ishinomaki; Is this good enough?

TOOLS

Several tools of representation will be taught, and are available during the course. From digital tools, model making and prototyping to animation.

The workshop at the School of Architecture is a state of the art facility with 3D printers, wood work, metal and composites platforms.

3D digital tools: RHINO and MAYA course.Advanced laser cutting techniques and 3D printing.2D digital tools: Illustrator, and Autocad.Environmental Tools: Ecotech

FIELD TRIP

As a vital part of the course, we will be travelling to Japan to visit two of the areas devastated by the Tsunami, in the prefecture of Miyagi. We will also be visiting the architecture studios in Tokyo, engaged with designing solutions to the Tsunami affected areas as well as the organizations that monitor earthquake and disaster activity in Japan. To understand traditional architectural methods of construction and how theirs qualities, we will visit Kyoto and some of the traditional Temples.Some of the organizations we will be visiting or collaborating with in the affedted area are:

ISHINOMAKI 2.0 - An organization of local and country wide supporters, trying to reactivate the lost city centre. They also rent cheap accommodation for volunteers.

IRORI ISHINOMAKIIrori Ishinomaki is an old garage has turned into a meeting place for Ishinomaki 2.0, and an open place where internet access is freely available.

ISHINOMAKI LABORATORYIshinomaki Laboratory is a wood workshop where locals produce wooden furniture designed by Japanese architects, and can be used by private individuals.

PEACE BOATAn organization that primarily works with temporary housing, by making arrangements with them and publishing a newspaper. Additionally, they started a program for fishermen in small fishing communities, where they get young people from mainly Tokyo to come and work on food and lodging.

IT IS NOT JUST MUDVolunteer organization that mainly worked to eliminate waste and repair people’s houses.

ARCHITECTURE FOR HUMANITY Working to build new houses and storage space for fishing villages outside Ishinomaki.

Tourist map

Tohoku region

Aomori

Iwate

Miyagi

Akita

Yamagata

Fukoshima

Kanto region

Kyushu & Okinawa region

Chubu region

Chugoku region

Shikoku region

Hokkaido region

Kansai region

Fundamental city planning - prefecture

City planning - Municipality

Sendai 1,025,126

Tokyo [metropolis] 13,185,502

Yokohama 3,579,628

Osaka 2,628,811

Nagoya 2,215,062

Sapporo 1,880,863

Largest cities:

Miyagi prefecture

Japan

Ishinomaki municipality

Regions:Hokkaidō (the island of Hokkaidō and nearby islands, population: 5,507,456, largest city: Sapporo)Tōhoku region (northern Honshū, population: 9,335,088, largest city: Sendai)Kantō region (eastern Honshū, population: 42,607,376, largest city: Tokyo)Nanpō Islands: part of Tokyo MetropolisChūbu region (central Honshū, including Mt. Fuji, population: 21,714,995, largest city: Nagoya), sometimes divided into:Hokuriku region (northwestern Chūbu, largest city: Kanazawa)Kōshin'etsu region (northeastern Chūbu, largest city: Niigata)Tōkai region (southern Chūbu, largest city: Nagoya)Kansai or Kinki region (west-central Honshū, population: 22,755,030, largest city: Osaka)Chūgoku region (western Honshū, population: 7,561,899, largest city: Hiroshima)Shikoku (island, population: 3,977,205, largest city: Matsuyama)Kyūshū (island, population: 14,596,977, largest city: Fukuoka) which includes:

Prefectures in Tōhoku region:AomoriIwateMiyagiAkitaYamagataFukushima

Japan:Population[2010]: 126,659,683Density[2010]: 337.1/km2

Miyagi prefecture:Population[2010]: 2,337,513Density[2010]: 320.86/km2

Ishinomaki city:Population[2010]: 164,294Density[2010]: 295.83/km2

The goverment The prefecture The Municipality

Although Miyagi has a good deal of fishing and agriculture, producing a great deal of rice and livestock, it is dominated by the manufacturing industries around Sendai, particularly electronics, appliances, and food processing.

As of March 2011, the prefecture produced 4.7% of Japan's rice, 23% of oysters, and 15.9% of sauries.[10]

In July 2011, the Japanese government decided to ban all shipments of beef cattle from northeast Miyagi Prefecture over fears of radioactive contamination.[11] This has since been rescinded.

Tourist map

Tohoku region

Aomori

Iwate

Miyagi

Akita

Yamagata

Fukoshima

Kanto region

Kyushu & Okinawa region

Chubu region

Chugoku region

Shikoku region

Hokkaido region

Kansai region

Fundamental city planning - prefecture

City planning - Municipality

Sendai 1,025,126

Tokyo [metropolis] 13,185,502

Yokohama 3,579,628

Osaka 2,628,811

Nagoya 2,215,062

Sapporo 1,880,863

Largest cities:

Miyagi prefecture

Japan

Ishinomaki municipality

Regions:Hokkaidō (the island of Hokkaidō and nearby islands, population: 5,507,456, largest city: Sapporo)Tōhoku region (northern Honshū, population: 9,335,088, largest city: Sendai)Kantō region (eastern Honshū, population: 42,607,376, largest city: Tokyo)Nanpō Islands: part of Tokyo MetropolisChūbu region (central Honshū, including Mt. Fuji, population: 21,714,995, largest city: Nagoya), sometimes divided into:Hokuriku region (northwestern Chūbu, largest city: Kanazawa)Kōshin'etsu region (northeastern Chūbu, largest city: Niigata)Tōkai region (southern Chūbu, largest city: Nagoya)Kansai or Kinki region (west-central Honshū, population: 22,755,030, largest city: Osaka)Chūgoku region (western Honshū, population: 7,561,899, largest city: Hiroshima)Shikoku (island, population: 3,977,205, largest city: Matsuyama)Kyūshū (island, population: 14,596,977, largest city: Fukuoka) which includes:

Prefectures in Tōhoku region:AomoriIwateMiyagiAkitaYamagataFukushima

Japan:Population[2010]: 126,659,683Density[2010]: 337.1/km2

Miyagi prefecture:Population[2010]: 2,337,513Density[2010]: 320.86/km2

Ishinomaki city:Population[2010]: 164,294Density[2010]: 295.83/km2

The goverment The prefecture The Municipality

Although Miyagi has a good deal of fishing and agriculture, producing a great deal of rice and livestock, it is dominated by the manufacturing industries around Sendai, particularly electronics, appliances, and food processing.

As of March 2011, the prefecture produced 4.7% of Japan's rice, 23% of oysters, and 15.9% of sauries.[10]

In July 2011, the Japanese government decided to ban all shipments of beef cattle from northeast Miyagi Prefecture over fears of radioactive contamination.[11] This has since been rescinded.

Temporary housing by Shigeru Ban.

images courtesy of NASA

COURSE EXAMINER

Prof. Christer Malmstöm is a practising architect, joint owner and general manager in Malmström & Edström, and is presently Dean of the Architecture School in Lund. He has been Professor at Chalmers School of Architecture from 1997 to 2007 and his work has won several national awards. He is an international lecturer and prominent voice in the Scandinavian architectural scene.

COURSE DIRECTOR

David A. Garcia graduated from The Bartlett School of Architecture, London. He has worked at Foster and Partners and has been an associate partner at Henning Larsen Architects for ten years. Today he runs MAP architects and is founder of The Institute of Architecture and the Extreme Environment. He is the editor and publisher of the international publication MAP (Manual of Architectural Possibilities) and has taught at LTH since 2002 and is a studio director at The Bartlett School of Architecture. David lectures regularly at international architecture schools, and exhibits his work world wide.www.MAParchitects.dk