Contemporary Architecture

Bernard Tschumi: Park de La Villette, 1987 Bernard Tschumi, “Spaces and Events,” Architecture and Disjunction (Cambridge MIT Press, 1994),139-149. Bernard Tschumi, The Manhattan Transcripts (London: Academy Editions, 1981): 7- 12+ (look at images) make an argument concerning the theme of the week. Please make specific citations to portions of the text that reinforce your interpretation of the primary argument of a particular reading.  Bernard Tschumi, “Spaces and Events,” Architecture and Disjunction (Cambridge: MIT Press, 1994),139-149.   Questions –       According to Tschumi, what happened to architectural culture in the 1970s? What did this lead to? –       Describe Tschumi’s studio projects at the Architectural Association (AA) in the 1970s. How did he structure them this way? –       For Tschumi, what is the relationship between space and program? How did he explore this through studio work? How did he use notation? –       For Tschumi, are “event” the same thing as “program?”