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Erasure is never merely a matter of making things disappear: there is always some detritus strewn about in the aftermath, some bruising to the surface from which word or image has been removed, some reminder of the violence done to make the world look new again. Whether rubbed away, crossed out or reinscribed, the rejected entity has a habit of returning, ghostlike: if only in the marks that usurp its place and attest to its passing. – Brian Dillon
This year, the studio will investigate the full corollary of moving the town of Kiruna, and in contrast the fast-changing pace of the São Paulo metropolis. Contemporary urban models have long prioritised centres over borders, effectively creating boundary lines that either contain or segregate neighbourhoods. Walls that divide, traffic that separates, and absolute form all contribute to generate a sterile condition. We will investigate the notion of borders, suggesting development at the edges, which we consider to be a place at its most fertile; a permeable state where two conditions meet and respond to as well as resist one another. With a focus on the spatial poetics of climate, we will continue to explore the way the body responds to climate, in order to redefine the building in the context of an urban ecosystem.
In a world of climate change and biodiversity loss, the built environment is still responsible for 40% of the planet’s overall energy consumption, CO2 emissions, and landfills. With an urgent need to renew architecture practice, the studio will engage in the current research and debate to instigate an innovative and sustainable architectural response to these challenges.