NORELL RODHE
PORTO ACADEMY SUMMER SCHOOL
2021 FAUP
INDEX
03 Brief 05 Scavenger Hunt 07 Workshop 09 The Arms, Grace Guilfoyle and Katarzyna Krawzcyk 11 The Gramophone, Alexandra Diana Dunel and Serena Giuliani 13 Theatre of Surprise, Arianne Fleege and Ricardo Alexis Nader 15 Revival, Arina Ioana Rugina and Jana Gretz 17 The Sound of Smithy, Alice Emma Mariani, Josephine Steyaert and Miranda Reynolds 19 Tour Galante, Gabriel Weber de Paula e Silva and Roberto Ariel Vera Delgado 21 Welcome to the Team, Loan Laurent and Melissa Vasquez 23 In-between, Alexandra Diana Stan and Antonio Luis Alves 25 Oasis, Antonio Cremades Villanueva and Eimear O’Brien
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FOUND OBJECT ASSEMBLAGES
The workshop makes architectural assemblages from small objects. Taking cues from approaches to reuse and appropriation in art and architecture, such as the objet trouvé, spolia, and adhocism, the workshop reversed a typical architectural design process that starts from abstract notations and proceeds towards increasing levels of detail. Instead, we started the week by going on a scavenger hunt in the city, collecting material in the form of used objects found in second hand shops. To slightly distance the objects from their original appearance, objects were painted and studied in a series of visual taxonomies. Interpreted at scale 1:40, each taxonomy defines a limited stock of building elements for the construction of a small piece of architecture. Working in teams of two, students quickly arranged their objects into a house, a pavilion or simply a parti. This process involved playing with the character of each object. The scale shift from domestic items to architectural elements transformed the reading of the objects. A flute became a chimney, a magnifying glass became a window. But what about a beer bottle? Some objects opened doors and spurred the imagination, whereas others seemed to resist reinterpretation or were unwilling to enter into relationships with their neighbours. Depending on the objects and how they were assembled, each little building started to develop a temperament. Their personalities seemed to vary, from tall to squat, from floating to grounded, from closed to open, or from shy to outgoing. A set of drawings was made for each model. In the abstract language of architectural notations, the used objects were further distanced from their original scale. New spatial possibilities were explored: What about circulation? Fenestration? Structure? Proportion? Order? Towards the end of the week we developed written narratives for the houses. These flash fictions, or short stories, describe the life of the assemblages, often shaped by a reinterpretation of the found objects. How can this diverse group of elements make sense together? What activities or rituals are they giving room to? Ultimately, the workshop reimagines the city as a material resource where buildings and objects acquire new lives by continuously being reassembled and altered.
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SCAVENGER HUNT
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FOUND OBJECT ASSEMBLAGES
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WORKSHOP
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FOUND OBJECT ASSEMBLAGES
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THE ARMS
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GRACE GUILFOYLE KATARZYNA KRAWCZYK
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THE GRAMOPHONE
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ALEXANDRA DIANA DUNEL SERENA GIULIANI
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THEATRE OF SURPRISE
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ARIANNE FLEEGE RICARDO ALEXIS NADER
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REVIVAL
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ARINA IOANA RUGINA JANA GRETZ
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THE SOUND OF SMITHY
ALICE EMMA MARIANI JOSEPHINE STEYAERT MIRANDA REYNOLDS
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TOUR GALANTE
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GABRIEL WEBER DE PAULA E SILVA ROBERTO ARIEL VERA DELGADO
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WELCOME TO THE TEAM
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LOAN LAURENT MELISSA VASQUEZ
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IN-BETWEEN
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ALEXANDRA DIANA STAN ANTÓNIO LUIS ALVES
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OASIS
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ANTONIO CREMADES VILLANUEVA EIMEAR O’BRIEN
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STUDIO
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EXHIBITION
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WORKSHOP LEADERS DANIEL NORELL EINAR RODHE ASSISTANTS JACOB HÖPPNER VICENTE NEQUINHA ALEXANDRA DIANA DUNEL ALEXANDRA DIANA STAN ALICE EMMA MARIANI ANTONIO CREMADES VILLANUEVA ANTÓNIO LUIS ALVES ARIANNE FLEEGE ARINA IOANA RUGINA EIMEAR O’BRIEN GABRIEL WEBER DE PAULA E SILVA GRACE GUILFOYLE JANA GRETZ JOSEPHINE STEYAERT KATARZYNA KRAWCZYK LOAN LAURENT MELISSA VASQUEZ MIRANDA REYNOLDS RICARDO ALEXIS NADER ROBERTO ARIEL VERA DELGADO SERENA GIULIANI
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