Other Perspectives: Extending the Architectural Representation

Authors

• Liselotte Vroman KU Leuven
• Corneel Cannaerts KU Leuven

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54916/rae.122983

Keywords:

Architectural representation, digital design media, design process, design tools, embodied experience, artistic practices, education, sensuous body

Abstract

This paper discusses how the tension between arts and science inherent in the discipline of architecture, can be traced in architectural representations, which are not neutral but actively contribute to the design process, ranging from highly poetic, subjective, and artistic to more exact and objective. Within this paper, we reflect on how to overcome this restrictive perspective implicit in conventional design media by comparing two elective courses that aim to broaden the traditional architectural perspective. In doing so, we take a position in the broader debate on the role of artistic practices within an academic learning environment.