Integral Lens by Pygmalion Karatzas

Guest lecture at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

College of Architecture and Design.

October 30 2015.

Integral Lens Editorial & artistic approaches to architectural photography Pygmalion Karatzas

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Timeline !

1991 - 1995: B.Sc. in Architecture, Budapest !

1995 - 1997: M.Sc. in Urban Design, Edinburgh !

1999 - 2004: Freelance Architect !

2005 - 2009: Karatzas Technical Office !

2009 - 2011: Karatzas & Pusterla Architects !

2011 - 2012: Karatzas | Hassan | Papakonstantinou !

2012 - present: Pygmalion Karatzas Photography Photo Editor at DAC

#1: Artistic

photography as exploration and self-expression

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Series: Morphogenesis

MAXXI museum, Rome, Zaha Hadid

Vitra Design Museum, Basel, Frank Gehry

Series: Morphogenesis

Vitrahaus, Basel, Herzog & de Meuron

Weill Cornell Medical College, Doha, ADH Architects

Series: Morphogenesis

Casa Enzo Ferrari, Modena, Future Systems

Our Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh, Michael Hopkins

Series: Morphogenesis

Skyline Plaza, Frankfurt

Parco della Musica, Rome, Renzo Piano

Series: Atriums

Usher Hall Extension, Edinburgh, LDN architects

MyZeil shopping center, Frankfurt, Massimiliano Fuksas

Series: Atriums

Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, I.M. Pei

Actelion HQs, Basel, Herzog & de Meuron

Series: Archistracts

EUR office building, Rome

MAXXI Museum, Rome, Zaha Hadid

Series: Archistracts

Burj Qatar tower, Doha, Jean Nouvel

Qatar National Convention Center, Doha, Arata Isozaki

Series: Terrain Vague

Old heritage mosque, Doha

Ghost town, Al Mafjar, Qatar

Series: Terrain Vague

Highway construction site, Greece

Harbor silo, Greece

Aigis Suites, Kea island, Greece

Aigis Suites, Kea island, Greece

Series: Terrain Vague

Old paper factor, Greece

Achaean land, Greece

#2: Editorial photography as communication

“Photography has become the lens through which we observe and analyse the evolution of architecture� !

- Joseph Rosa, curator at the U.S. National Building Museum

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The Doha project‌ !

1. The research of learning about a new city !

2. The thematic series: - Doha Icons - Panoramas - Building profiles - Sidra Holons (architectural abstracts) - Lusail construction site - The MIMOA Guide ! !

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Doha Icons

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Building Profiles: Hamad Bin Khalifa Student Center, Doha, Legorreta + Legorreta architects

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Sidra Holons (architectural abstracts)

Sidra Holons (architectural abstracts)

Lusail Construction Site (QDVC, Parsons)

MIMOA Guide

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#3: Assignments photography as vocation

“For every one person who visits a private house, there may be ten thousand who only view it as a photo.” !

- Visual Acoustics, ‘The Modernism of Julius Shulman’

Villa Melana

Barlas Architects

Thiresias residential , Patra Greece

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IS House, Nafpaktos Greece

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Expo 2015 Milano

Danish Architecture Center Correspondent

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#4: Collaborations photography as education

Photo Editor for the Danish Architecture Center

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Andrew Prokos, USA

“Gehry's Children” series “Niemeyer's Brasilia” series

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Michael Massaia, USA

“NYC Billboards” series “Afterlife” series, The Casino Pier, Seaside Heights New Jersey

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Jurgen Nogai, Germany / USA

Solar Umbrella house, Venice LA, Brooks + Scarpa Kaufmann House, Palm Springs, Richard Neutra

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Irene Kung, Switzerland / Italy

Torre Velasca, Milano Bird’s Nest, Beijing

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Thomas Mayer, Germany

Opening Zollverein School of Management & Design 2006, SANAA Museum MARTa Herford, Germany, Gehry Partners

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Marina_Moron, Spain Jesus Marina Barba, Elena Moron Serna

“Odio la luz azul al oido” series “See’s asleep” series

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Shannon McGrath, Australia

Macquarie Bank, Sydney, Clive Wilkinson Architects Medhurst House, Victoria, Denton Corker Marshall

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Yiorgis Yerolymbos, Greece

Dodoni Tunnel Under Construction, Egnatia Motorway Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, Athens, Renzo Piano

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Richard Bryant, United Kingdom and Arcaid Images Agency

Jubilee church, Rome, Richard Meier MAXXI Museum, Rome, Zaha Zadid Architects

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Michael Kenna, United Kingdom / USA The Bund, Shanghai China

Ratcliffe Power Station, England

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Hedrich Blessing, USA Nick Merrick Burj Kalifa, Dubai UAE, SOM Architects King Saud University, Saudi Arabia, Perkins+Will Architects

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In the interviews we explore aspects such as: -

background biography and influences overall vision and approach relationship between architect & photographer assignments and personal works film & digital, print & web (means of production & distribution) the business aspect of the industry editing commercial & artistic expressions gear & technological advancements awareness & transformative experiences the interaction between people and the built environment photographic movements, styles and subgenres future plans and broader collaborations workshops, teaching, apprenticeship

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#5: Fulbright Scholarship photography as culture

“In Greece, scholars and students who have been supported by Fulbright have made a big impact on society.

There are also countless other Fulbright alumni working in small or medium-sized businesses, non-governmental organizations, schools and research institutions that may be less known to the general audience, however, impact the world we live in without us knowing.�

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U.S. Ambassador David D. Pearce

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June 24, 2015 | FULBRIGHT ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY HONORING SCHOLARS & DONORS

An integral approach to the study and representation of the built environment through the photographic medium. ! !

1. Architects, photographers, artists 2. Publishers, galleries, agencies 3. Buildings, cities, intentional communities, urban developments, ecovillages 4. Workshops, seminars, technologies 5. Integral photography exploration and formulation

Itinerary !

Knoxville: October 19 - November 3 New York: November 3 - 19 Ithaca: November 19 - 25 Boston: November 25 - December 7 Chicago: December 7 - 16 Los Angeles: December 16 - January 12 Miami: January 12 - 20 New Orleans: January 20 - 28 Denver: January 28 - February 8 Seattle: February 8 - 15 San Francisco: February 15 - 24 Knoxville: February 24 - March 7

“The landscape affects the human psyche - the soul, the body, and the innermost contemplations - like music.

Every time you feel nature deeper, you resonate in accord with her, finding new tributes and freedom.� !

- Nikos Kazantzakis, Traveling: Morias

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