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SUMMARY:The Texture of Places
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Stephen Taylor\nThe 'texture of places' will look at architect
 ure at the scale of the house and at that of the city\, reflecting upon th
 e inter-relationship that these disciplines of work have between each othe
 r.\n\nIn a period when many European cities are considering issues of urba
 n density\, questions about housing and its role in the formation of the c
 ity is at a critical moment. Considering the mainly normative programmes t
 hat make up the body of the city - the places we reside for home and work 
 – this talk will address a range of issues to which architecture is inst
 rumental in affecting: our communities\, well being\, social relationships
  and the emotional reactions to the physical things we make and the spatia
 l configurations we set up as architects.\n\nCities are made from many sma
 ll things and I like to think about architecture as 'gift to the city' wit
 h consideration for what buildings can do for our urban spaces and how the
 y can augment the public realm. With equal measure\, concern will focus up
 on strategic urban thinking as well as details and the material constructi
 on that imparts our experience of place: the pieces of buildings we touch\
 , lean upon and pass through.
LOCATION:INJ 218 http://plan.epfl.ch/?room=INJ%20218
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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