Master of Architecture II Thesis 2011

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End of the Year Exhibition 2011

End of the Year Exhibition 2011

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End of the Year Exhibition 2011

End of the Year Exhibition 2011

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End of the Year Exhibition 2011

End of the Year Exhibition 2011

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End of the Year Exhibition 2011

End of the Year Exhibition 2011

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End of the Year Exhibition 2011

End of the Year Exhibition 2011

Professor: Diana Agrest

This is a critical moment for the re-thinking of the object of architecture with a critical approach to architectural discourse, questioning the very boundaries of Architecture itself. The work produced in the Advanced Design Studio, while exploring specific problems, addresses simultaneously the question of the place and relevance of the problem in architectural discourse.

Without prescribed boundaries, the projects address a myriad of critical issues affecting architectural discourse, ranging from urban theory to the present condition of globalization and the continual emergence of new scientific developments and technologies. The thesis projects draw from the graduate students’ year-long exhaustive research using texts, photography, drawing, technology, science and history to develop innovative programs, all of which feature configurations and narratives that bring forth potential solutions which, at first, not be obvious to the viewer.

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