11 lectures by Mirko Baum at FA CTU

Workshop of a respected Czech architect, acclaimed particularly for his progressive work in Germany, where he moved in the 1970s, consists of eleven lectures on construction in its cultural and historical contexts. For master's degree students in the Architecture and Urbanism program, in the field of Architecture, it was prepared by the Institute of Construction I for the summer semester of 2018/2019. The individual lectures are open to all interested parties.
The topics of the workshop, focusing one third on theory and the rest on examples from the fields of technology, art, and architecture, are partially based on the book “Ulice na konci světa / Strasse am Ende der Welt”. The workshop will take place in three blocks.

1st block / 4 lectures / March 11 – March 14, 2019 (6 – 7:30 PM)
1.01 Construction – intuition – method / March 11, 2019
On psychoplastic and physioplastic form or "external" and "internal" form of things
1.02 Construction and harmony / March 12, 2019
On perfect form or the beauty of "strict handwriting"
1.03 Form follows science / March 13, 2019
From Aristotle's heaven to Carbon C 60
1.04 Optimization in nature and technology / March 14, 2019
Growth as a process of self-regulation of bionic systems
 
2nd block / 4 lectures / April 1 – April 4, 2019 (6 – 7:30 PM)
2.05 Aerodynamics – design – architecture / April 1, 2019
Mechanics of flow as a source of inspiration and scientific-technical knowledge
2.06 Architecture of the aluminum age I / April 2, 2019
On the construction of rigid airships
2.07 Architecture of the aluminum age II / April 3, 2019
On the construction of hangars for airships
2.08 Non-hierarchical systems / April 4, 2019
From lamella trusses to shells 
 
3rd block / 3 lectures / April 23 – April 25, 2019 (6 – 7:30 PM)
3.09 Kit of parts / April 23, 2019
Additive construction and prefabrication
3.10 Coincidentia oppositorum / April 24, 2019
Fusion of opposites or on useful transformations of the wire wheel
3.11 Tensegrity / April 25, 2019
Unconventional forms of pre-stressed cable systems

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