On Envelopes (or The Unbearable Slightness of Architectural Content)

1. Brief (and simplistic) notes on the Evolution of the Architectural Envelope 1. Brief (and simplistic) notes on the Evolution of the Architectural Envelope 2. Ideological Oppositions on the Nature of the Envelope 2a. The Envelope as the Revealer of the Inner Forces that Shape a Building: Critical Regionalism and Tectonic Culture 2b. The Envelope as a Technological Promise for Development: High-Tech Architecture 2c. The Envelope as the Shaper of Social Agendas: Politics of the Envelope 3. Examples 4. Conclusions

1. Brief (and simplistic) notes on the Evolution of the Architectural Envelope

2. Ideological Oppositions on the Nature of the Envelope STRUCTURAL PUBLIC/PRIVATE DEMARCATOR REGULATES EXCHANGES WITH THE EXTERIOR FACIALITY

2. Ideological Oppositions on the Nature of the Envelope The Envelope as the Revealer of the Inner Forces that Shape a Building: Tectonic Culture and Critical Regionalism

2. Ideological Oppositions on the Nature of the Envelope The Envelope as a Trigger of Social Agendas: Politics of the Envelope

X, Y, Z The Politics of the Envelope - Alejandro Zaera-Polo (2008)

Spherical, Relaxed Fit X = Y = Z Flat Horizontal, Loose Fit X = Y > Z Flat Vertical, Tight Fit X ≈ Z > Y Vertical, Slim Fit Z > X ≈ Y Z Y The Politics of the Envelope - Alejandro Zaera-Polo (2008) X

Yokohama Ferry Terminal - FOA (1995-2000) Flat Horizontal, Loose Fit X = Y > Z Villepinte Nord - Lacaton & Vassal (2005-2006)

Yokohama Ferry Terminal - Foreign Office Architects (1995-2002)

Villepinte Nord Fair & Exhibition Hall - Lacaton & Vassal (2006)

John Lewis Department Store - FOA (2008) Spherical, Relaxed Fit* X = Y = Z Maison Latapie - Lacaton & Vassal (1993) *Both projects enter with difficulties this category (“[...] the spherical envelope has the lowest ratio between surface and volume [...]”

John Lewis Department Store - Foreign Office Architects (2008)

Maison Latapie - Lacaton & Vassal (1993)

Carabanchel Social Housing - FOA (2007) Flat Vertical, Tight Fit X ≈ Z > Y Mulhouse Cite Manifeste - Lacaton & Vassal (2005)

Carabanchel Social Housing, EMVS - Foreign Office Architects (2007)

Cite Manifeste - Lacaton & Vassal (2005)

WTC Reconstruction Proposals - FOA (2001) Vertical, Slim Fit Z > X ≈ Y Tour Bois-le-Prêtre - Lacaton & Vassal (2006-2011)

Max Protech Gallery (NYC) Exhibition on Ideas for the Reconstruction of the WTC - Foreign Office Architects (2001)

WTC Competition - United Architects (2002)

Tour Bois-le-Prêtre - Lacaton & Vassal (2005-2011)

4. Conclusions

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