Cinematic & Architectural Precedents

In the cenamatic, a spectator follows an imaginary line amongst a series of objects, through site as well as in the mind, or diverse positions passing in front of an immobile spectator. In the architectural, the specator moves through a series of carefully disposed phenomena which he observes in order with his visual sense.

Le Fresnoy
National Studio for Contemporary Arts
Tourcoing, France

Le Fresnoy is an important precedent for two reasons: firstly , it encompasses a program for a media (film) school, and secondly, it plays on the theme of movement and space.

 

Interface
Underground Railway Station
Lausanne, Switzerland

This project plays on the intersection of movement at two scales: firstly, the pedestrian movement in streets, bridges and public corridors, and secondly, the traveling by train and metro between stops.

 

Parc de la Villette
A New Theme for Open Urban Park Intervention
Paris, France

What is interesting about the Parc is the translation of movement into space (or space suggested by movement) in order to accommodate event. It plays on the architectural meaning of the term 'movement' as well as on the true meaning of the word. Movement is also an important aspect of film in many ways.

Metropolis

Filmed in the 1920s, the Metopolis aspired for a futuristic architecture based on the skyscraper. It also addressed problems of the urban poor and social unrest, generational conflicts, vices and virtues of technology, and contemporary doubts about the redeeming power of religions.

Blade Runner

Beyond the impressive cosmology of the futuristic architecture, Blade Runner addressed technological innovations and timeless moral issues.