A.I Experimentations
Conceptual Presentation - The Great Repair
“Rebirth of Low-Tech Architecture”
August 2023
Pierre Dalais
Sweden?
India?
Argentina?
Egypt?
Canada?
Australia?
Japan?
France?
Brazil?
Russia?
South Africa?
Mexico?
China?
Germany?
Italy?
United Kingdom?
Thailand?
Nigeria?
Saudi Arabia?
United States?
South Korea?
Turkey?
Spain?
Iran? Indonesia?
New Zealand?
Kenya?
Poland? Malaysia? Switzerland?
Chile? Pakistan? Netherlands?
Tazania?
Singapore? Belgium?
Austria?
Portugal? Denmark?
Finland?
Ireland? Ukraine? Colombia? Venezuela?
Qatar?
Mauritius?
Uruguay? Cyprus?
Armenia? Georgia? Mongolia? Kazakhstan? Uzbekistan?
Turkmenistan?
Kyrgyzstan? Tajikistan?
USA?
Estonia? Lithuania?
Albania?
North Macedonia? Montenegro?
Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Guyana? Morocco? Bangladesh? Sweden?
Iraq?
Hungary? Romania?
Czech Republic? Ecuador? Bulgaria? Croatia? North Korea? Grenada?
Saint Kitts and Nevis?
South Korea?
Madagascar? Samoa? Tonga?
Vanuatu? Kiribati?
Tuvalu? Palau? Micronesia?
Nauru?
Kenya?
South Africa? Monaco?
Liechtenstein?
“Modern building has become so universally conditioned by optimized technology that the possibility of creating significant urban form has become extremely limited”
Kenneth Frampton
“Dystopian elevation of a city rules by comsumption and modernism, every buildings are the same, sad environment, low constrast and foggy, repetition” + =
1. Young, L. (2020). Samsung City. [Image]. Project Team: Alexey Marfin, Zhan Wang. Available at: https://cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/033/194/871/large/liam-young-samsungcity-night-still-image.jpg?1608716443
“many air conditioners on the top of a building, in the style of zeiss ikon zm, hurufiyya, post-modern installation artist, nouveau réalisme, majestic ports, brooding mood, grid-based”
In a world where technological progress has often led to convenience and comfort, our reliance on devices like heaters and air conditioning systems has become ubiquitous. These technologies have allowed us to manipulate our immediate environment, striving for a perfect and consistent climate within our buildings. However, this dependence has come at a cost. Our over-reliance on these systems has disconnected us from the natural environment, contributing to resource depletion, energy consumption, and a sense of detachment from our surroundings. We sacrifice our connection to the very landscapes and climates that define our sense of place and identity.
In a speculative near future, technology has evolved into a new form of spirituality, resembling a form of religion. People gather in quantum computer temples to connect with the AI deity, seeking guidance, knowledge, and a sense of purpose. These digital sanctuaries have replaced traditional places of worship, reflecting the profound role that technology plays in our lives. As we immerse ourselves in this digital faith, questions arise about the balance between technological advancement and the preservation of cultural identity.
“interior of a concrete modern building, quantum computer in the middle, a large number of people are parying on their knees around the computer, techno-religion, low contrast colors”
Technology has become a religion. After having desacralized everything, it has become sacred itself. Criticizing technology, science, research, and growth is now forbidden - Jacques Ellul
In the midst of an unprecedented economic crisis, the technological progress comes to a halt, as the once abundant resources become scarce, and the intricate network of global transportation grinds to a standstill. Commercial architecture, once a symbol of boundless innovation, is silenced. Empty skyscrapers loom like echoes of a bygone era. Nature seizes the opportunity to reclaim its dominion, as lush greenery and organic life slowly infiltrate the concrete jungles. Amidst this transformation, questions arise about the legacy of technology and the resilience of nature, sparking a profound reconsideration of architecture’s role in our world.
“abandoned building, dystopian, nature overtaking quantum computer, technoreligion. Ruined temple, modern building soft light low contrast,crisis”
“empty office, raftermath of layoffs. The atmosphere of transition and resilience. Boxes are scattered throughout the space, filled with plants and books, symbolizing the employees’ personal belongings, medium format film camera and a wide-angle lens, minimalist approach, starkness and emptiness of the environment, evening, soft ambient light casting a subtle glow, melancholic, cinematic composition, evoking a sense of space and solitude within the empty office. Kodak portra”
“End of capitalism, after an economic crisis the middle floor of a high - rise building is left - over decaying and an architecture school and students re - integrated the empty floor to integrate temporary wooden vernacular structures and low - tech designs. strong contrast between decaying building and new vernacular rehabilitation”
“A man sitting in the grass inside an office surrounded by nature grass, in the style of fenghua zhong, urban documentation, dusty piles, landscape photography, eroded interiors, busy landscapes, closeup photo, technological marvels”
Amidst the decaying remnants of once-thriving skyscrapers, a beacon of hope emerges. Enterprising squatters repurpose floors within these abandoned structures, transforming them into spaces of communal learning, collaboration, and architectural experimentation. Their collective ambition is to rediscover the essence of architecture – the provision of shelter – through the lens of fundamental low-tech techniques. The once gleaming facades of high-tech dominance now echo with the sounds of hands-on construction and shared knowledge. In this inspiring movement, the aim is clear: to craft an architecture that resonates with its inherent purpose and finds equilibrium with the natural world. From the detritus of the past, these pioneers reimagine a future defined by adaptive reuse, forging a new vernacular that echoes the harmony between humanity and its surroundings.
“An empty greenhouse in a high - rise concrete structure, full of books surrounded by trees, in the style of elsa
bleda, fujishima takeji, flowing draperies, raw materialism, romantic landscapes, felix gonzalez - torres, rustic scenes”
“An empty greenhouse in a abandoned office high - rise concrete structure, re - purposed into architecture studio, drawing table, full of books surrounded by trees, in the style of elsa bleda, fujishima takeji, flowing draperies, raw materialism, romantic landscapes, felix gonzalez - torres, rustic scenes”
“Architecture studio by lacaton and vassal, plants in pots on a wooden pallet, drawing tables, makets of buildings, wood machines, open greenhouse, vernacular, no walls, thermal curtains, guillermo fernandez apascal, inside an abandoned high rise office buildings oion ruins, in the style of zhang kechun, dissected books, tadao ando, hazy landscapes, ricardo bofill, dreamy atmosphere, light - filled”
“Architecture studio, plants in pots on a wooden pallet, drawing tables, wood machines in a greenhouse, inside an abandoned office buildings, in the style of zhang kechun, dissected books, tadao ando, hazy landscapes, ricardo bofill, dreamy atmosphere, light - filled”
“Architecture studio, plants in pots on a wooden pallet, drawing tables, wood machines in a greenhouse, inside an abandoned office buildings, in the style of zhang kechun, dissected books, tadao ando, hazy landscapes, ricardo bofill, dreamy atmosphere, light - filled”
“Architecture studio classroom, students learning handcraft, plants in pots on a wooden pallet, drawing tables, wood machines in a greenhouse, inside an abandoned office buildings, in the style of zhang kechun, dissected books, tadao ando, hazy landscapes, lacaton and vassal, post economic crisis, dreamy atmosphere, light - filled”
“Australian vernacular archiecture inside a ruined building, designed by glenn murcutt, rural, tent architecture, experimentation, local materials, timber and steel, bush, light filled”
“Australian vernacular archiecture, designed by glenn murcutt, rural, tent architecture, experimentation, local materials, timber and steel, bush, light filled”
“Australian vernacular archiecture, designed by glenn murcutt, rural, tent architecture, experimentation, local materials, timber and steel, bush, light filled”
“Australian vernacular archiecture inside a ruined building, designed by glenn murcutt, rural, tent architecture, experimentation, local materials, timber and steel, bush, light filled”
“Camping tent in the middle of a abandoned concrete building, ruin, plants in pots on a wooden pallet, drawing tables, wood machines in a greenhouse, inside an abandoned office buildings, in the style of zhang kechun, dissected books, tadao ando, hazy landscapes, tadao ando, post economic crisis, dreamy atmosphere, light - filled”
“Suburban man falling asleep near his lawn mower, pulling a section of his Sunday paper over his head, thus re-enacts the birth of architecture.”
Bernard Rudofsky, Architecture without Architects
“ Interior modern concrete skyscrapper ruins transformed into a hub of low-tech innovation by glenn murcutt, tents architecture, fabric, flowing draperies, overtaking nature, lacaton and vassal, steel and wood”
“It is important to make buildings in which users find freedom” Anne Lacaton
“ Interior modern concrete skyscrapper ruins transformed into a hub of low-tech innovation by glenn murcutt, tents architecture, fabric, flowing draperies, overtaking nature, lacaton and vassal, steel and wood”
Interior modern concrete skyscrapper ruins transformed into a hub of low-tech innovation by glenn murcutt, tents architecture, fabric, flowing draperies, overtaking nature, lacaton and vassal, steel and wood
Interior modern concrete skyscrapper ruins transformed into a hub of low-tech innovation by glenn murcutt, tents architecture, fabric, flowing draperies, overtaking nature, lacaton and vassal, steel and wood
Pierre Dalais