SIP pedagocial innovative week
Floating urbanism, the bold vision of streetless cities. Research project
Archives outcomes
Educational Innovation Week ( SIP La Semaine d’innovation pédagogique ) of ULB is an intensive moment of exploration and experimentation with new practices in architecture and its teaching, with an emphasis on situated and collective practices. These exploratory approaches to teaching, freely proposed by teachers or interested external actors, will then serve to nourish and diversify the methods of the ULB Faculty of Architecture
SIP pedagocial innovative week
ULB organisation
Habiter laboratory
ULB, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
KadirHas university, Istanbul, Turkey
ENSA Strasbourg, France
Catalhoyuk, Turkey
Mobility could be seen as an embodiment of one’s “life lines”, which move vertically rather than horizontally. This perspective suggests a form of connectivity and social networking that is not based on physical configurations, but rather on interpersonal and spatial relationships.
Towards a dehierarchization architecture
Historically, in the year -7500 BC, spaces were not hierarchical. Projecting this observation towards 2100, we could envisage a standardization influenced by our contemporary models of habitat. These models, powered by generative artificial intelligence such as “AI Architectures”, could promote the return to non-nominative and non-hierarchical habitats, accessible to all. Mobility in these future habitats would be vertical over extended periods of time, adapted to changes in family units, while horizontal mobility would be facilitated by universal accessibility to public and outdoor spaces.
Ganvie, Benin
The transformation of current practices offers innovative opportunities, particularly through the use of organic waste as resources for the creation of new circulation spaces. This approach rethinks mobility by integrating a change of territory, where constructions on stilts allow an expansion of the contact surface between homes, thus optimizing the use of space. A reversal of the traditional relationship between the building and the ground is envisaged through topographical manipulations which adapt the territory to the built environment. These topographical interventions aim to harmonize the architecture with its natural environment, promoting a more organic and sustainable integration.
Rethink functions
It is crucial to design functions related to mobility. The establishment of floating platforms, whose functions are not predefined, offers a framework for participatory mobility management. These modular and flexible structures allow space to be adapted to the changing needs of users, while facilitating a more collective and dynamic approach to urban planning.
Uros, Peru
Freeplan
The project focuses on the floating city of Uros, composed of 150 micro-islands made of straw, each varying in size from 500 to 1000 m² and moving over several meters. The challenge is to rethink movement without immobility.
Inspired by the 1960s burolandschaft theory by Eberhard and Wolfgang Schnelle, where spaces are defined by the functions and relationships of people, the project proposes a “free plan office” where participants create their own scenarios. Movement in these spaces is no longer determined by fixed axes, but by clusters of functions in constant evolution, reflecting a more flexible and responsive approach to spatial organization. This model offers an adaptive response to the changing needs of users while promoting increased interaction and connectivity between different functional spaces.
About
SIP ( semaine d’innovation pédagogique ) march 2024
Scientific committee : Salvator John Liotta, Emmanuel Dufrasnes
Coordination and post production of the outcomes : Tania Feldzer, Ali Dur
Participant to the workshop :
Lucrèce Chatain, Inès Francois, Alexis Gazel, Guillaume Guaffi, Nhac Le, Christopher Luamba, Gilbert Meseguer, Jeremy Mukala, Alina Maria Petrescu, Valentina-Claudia Popa, Alix Revaz, Kristine Sampang
