Groundscape Architecture: Reimagining Urban Parking
Explore innovative underground parking design in this course on Groundscape architecture, led by experts in urban planning and mobility.
Explore innovative underground parking design in this course on Groundscape architecture, led by experts in urban planning and mobility.
Dive into the future of urban infrastructure with this innovative course on Groundscape Architecture, focusing on reimagining underground parking spaces. Led by renowned architect Dominique Perrault and supported by Indigo Group, this course challenges you to envision how parking structures can evolve in response to changing mobility, logistics, and energy paradigms. Through a blend of theoretical study and practical design exercises, you'll explore cutting-edge architectural strategies for transforming both new and existing parking infrastructures. The course combines lectures, project visits, and interactive design studios, providing a comprehensive understanding of Groundscape as a solution to urban challenges. You'll benefit from live feedback sessions with experts and prepare for the Parking Futures architecture competition. This course is ideal for architecture students, urban planners, and professionals interested in innovative approaches to city design and sustainable urban development.
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What you'll learn
Learn to design innovative underground architectural spaces
Understand the concept of Groundscape and its application in urban planning
Explore strategies for transforming existing parking infrastructures
Develop skills in sustainable and future-oriented urban design
Gain insights into the changing paradigms of mobility, logistics, and energy in cities
Prepare a competitive entry for the Carpark Futures architecture competition
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Module Description
This course, part of the Groundscape Architecture Lab series, focuses on the future of underground parking infrastructures. It is structured in two main parts: The Groundscape Architecture Lab and The Carpark Futures Design Studio. The first part provides theoretical background on Groundscape as a strategy for addressing urban challenges, including project visits and essential tools for developing Groundscape projects. The second part is a practical design studio where students develop their own Groundscape projects, specifically exploring the future of underground carparks in the context of changing mobility trends. The course prepares students for the Carpark Futures Competition, an international call for entries running parallel to the MOOC. Throughout the course, students benefit from lectures by Professor Dominique Perrault and other experts, live feedback sessions, and monthly presentations. The curriculum emphasizes innovative thinking about urban infrastructure, sustainable design, and the adaptation of existing structures to future needs.
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Visionary Architect and Urban Innovation Leader
Dominique Perrault has established himself as one of the world's leading architects and urban planners, currently serving as professor and director of the Underground Architecture Laboratory (SUB) at EPFL. As the recipient of the prestigious Praemium Imperiale award from Japan, his innovative approach to architecture has transformed cityscapes globally. He founded two pioneering research platforms: DPAx, which explores architecture from multidisciplinary perspectives, and DPA Lab, focusing on architectural innovation and vocabulary reinvention. His portfolio includes iconic projects such as the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Berlin's Olympic Velodrome and Swimming Pool, the European Court of Justice extension in Luxembourg, Madrid's Olympic Tennis Stadium, Seoul's EWHA Womans University, and Osaka's Fukoku Tower. Recent achievements include Vienna's DC Tower 1, Austria's tallest building, and significant heritage projects like the Château de Versailles' public entry pavilion and La Poste du Louvre's transformation. His current work includes the masterplan for the Paris 2024 Olympic Village, which he envisions not merely as temporary athlete accommodation but as a sustainable urban district that will integrate seamlessly into the Greater Paris metropolitan area
Architectural Design Expert and Educational Leader
Juan Fernández-Andrino has built an impressive career bridging architectural practice and education. He holds degrees from both the ETSAM (High Technical School of Architecture of Madrid) and the Mackintosh School of Architecture at Glasgow School of Art. His professional journey began in Seville, working with renowned architect Guillermo Vázquez Consuegra from 1997 to 1999. Since 2001, he has been a key figure at Dominique Perrault Architecture in Paris, serving as Head of Project Development for Spain. In 2005, he was appointed Director of DPA Spain in Madrid, where he has overseen major projects including the Olympic Tennis Center in Madrid, the Meliá tower in Barcelona, the Arganzuela pedestrian bridge in Madrid, and the Congress and Exhibition Centre in León
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