Simultaneously existing as both the architectural surface and its attachments, the envelope is a point of contact, a material link, between architecture and other social, political and economic processes. Envelope is suddenly a loaded word acr

Mansilla, Tuñón: Musac Outtakes

Apr 12th, 2010 1h 20m

Luis Mansilla discusses the design of MUSAC, the Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Castilla y León, recently built in León, Spain by Mansilla +Tuñón Arquitectos, Madrid.Luis Mansilla and Emilio Tuñón, Partners, Mansilla+Tuñón Arquitectos, Madrid

Mayne: Branding/Identity

Apr 7th, 2010 1h 35m

An exploration of the envelope as a site where identities are constructed and an investigation into the modes of experience through which these identities are disseminated and absorbed.Thom Mayne, Principal, Morphosis, Santa Monica, CA

Kipnes, Reiser, Berkel, Zaera-Polo: Envelopes

Mar 29th, 2010 2h 17m

A discussion into the building envelope as an architectural element that brings together technical, cultural and political issues, aimed at its contemporary definition and location within architecture and design practices.Jeffrey Kipnis, Prof

Schuler, Sassen, Simmons, Knaack: Global Technologies

Mar 24th, 2010 2h 12m

A discussion of the technical aspects of envelope design, assembly, and operation, emphasizing the envelope's performance as an environmental membrane and the cultural implications of the varied performances demanded from envelopes deployed aro

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