Practiceopolis: Stories from the Architectural Profession: Stories from the Architectural Profession

ISBN-13: 9780367425432 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 266 str.

Yasser Megahed

Opis

This is a graphic novel about the contemporary architectural profession, in which it acts as the protagonist in the form of an imaginary city called Practiceopolis. The author has created a world into which any architect, student or professional, will instantly recognise, provoking the reader to challenge themselves and the profession.

Recenzje

"This engaging book is hard to place. It is a graphic novel with serious intent: to survey and critique contemporary ways of practising architecture. At the same time, it questions the idea of practice, as it operates in both a globalised construction industry and the industry of cultural commentary. So this is a professional practice textbook. But it is also a theory book. And a satire on architects and architecture. Meanwhile, it shows how cartooning and storytelling can yield methods for architectural research. Practiceopolis will be of interest to architects, to students of architectural design, practice, and theory, and to anyone who wants to think about what it means to construct buildings in the twenty-first century." - Adam Sharr, Professor of Architecture, and Head of the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, Newcastle University, UK

Spis treści

Prologue  1. The City of Practiceopolis  Practiceopolis  Practiceopolis History  2. Stories from Practiceopolis: The Atkinson’s Story  The Proposal  The Clashes  01 The Story of the Object within the Object  02 The Story of the Engineer: The Heater!  03 The Story of the Engineer: Air Circulation!  04 The Story of Maintenance  05 The Story of Building Control  06 The Story of Technical Queries  07 The Story of the Late Delivery  08 The Story of the Manufacturer  09 The Story of the Warranty  10 The Story of the Design Conflict  The Debate in Practiceopolis Parliament  Epilogue  Acknowledgements  Bibliography

O autorze

Yasser Megahed is Senior Lecturer at Leicester School of Architecture, De Montfort University. He holds a PhD by Design degree from the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, Newcastle University, as well as MSc and BArch degrees in Architecture from Cairo University. His research is focused on interrogating cultures of contemporary architectural practice through practice-based methodologies, bridging design research, professional practice research and history and theory of architecture, in addition to a special interest in the use of Design Fiction as a tool for communicating architectural ideas. Yasser worked as an associate architect at Design Office, UK, where he was one of the concept team for the £25 million refurbishment of the Armstrong Building, Newcastle University – shortlisted for the RIBA North East Award 2019. Previously he worked as a senior architect at Architecture and Urbanism Group, Cairo, where he was involved in several projects and winning architectural competitions covering different building typologies in Egypt and the Middle-East.