The course views buildings as bodies, with their parts, components, and materials in harmony. As such, buildings possess a unique anatomy, with their load-bearing structure serving as the closest analogy to the human skeleton and its bones. From this perspective, the course proposes an anatomical operation directed toward understanding their structural core.
A key feature of this course is that this operation will be carried out through physical scale models. Consequently, manual and material craftsmanship is its operational focus. The course proposes a practical workshop in which students, working in pairs, will build models of iconic and representative buildings of Chilean modern architecture located in the Providencia district. A 1:25 scale and raulí wood are specified as the defining parameters for the models.
Strictly speaking, the course involves the creation of a series of exposed reinforced concrete structures: a set of abstract bodies that, nonetheless, reveal the works in a way they could not otherwise be seen, highlighting the qualities of the concrete and its specific construction process, with close attention paid to the formwork that gave it shape.
