At the UTFSM in Valparaíso, Chile, architect Verónica Arcos developed a first-year studio centered around the theme of "materiality."
Based on an application of math and geometry in the study of Mexican architect Félix Candela's work, the workshop sought to "put form in crisis and take it to its maximum expression."
The workshop had both a theoretical and practical focus. First, the architect's biography was explored, which allowed students to grasp Candela's interests and context--such as the basic principles that supported his method of working. The idea was to understand the "laws" (like the ruled surface) that governed Candela's projects, and to then propose new structures that follow the same principles.
The students developed six projects through physical and digital models, which were then constructed at 1:1 scale in the Parque Universitario del Santuario Quebrada Verde, to the south of the city of Valparaíso.
Professors
Marion Koch
Raúl Solís
Francisca Rodríguez
Michele Berho
Claudio Fredes
Verónica Arcos
Students
G_1
Carlos Alvarez, Ian Campusano, Rodrigo Gallardo, Camila Ayala, Sergia Elortegui, Maite Pérez, Daniela Escobar, Gastón Neira, Daniel Herrera, Matías Correa
G_2
Kiara Manríquez, Matías Reyes, Safka Absé, Enzo Rocchiccioli, Miguel Cid, Moira Jamett, Flor Tillería, Laura Menares, Constanza Castillo, Isidora Núñez
G_3
Isidora Bustamante, Xiomara Arancibia, Camilo Arredondo, Tomás Hurtado, Tomás Rubilar, Constanza Cárdenas, Bárbara Quinsacara, Carlos Regolf, Catalina Ríos, Sofía Valencia
G_4
Orlando Muñoz, Marrio Garrido, María Carolina Bernal, Darío González, Nicolás Vásquez, Joaquín Urrejola, Constanza Mizala, Josefa Lizama, Julio Gómez, Sergio Cassane
G_5
Jovanna Saavedra, Noelia Bravo, Camila Flores, Christian Cortez, Lia Muñoz, Erwin Quezada, Javier Zúñiga, Ivania Plaza, Nicolás Bastías, Sofía Alucema
G_6
Claudia Aliaga, Verónica Obilinovic, Camila Garcés, Aníbal Montero, Natalia Medina, Natalia Villegas, Lucía Maldonado, Paulina Leal, Magdalena Letonja, Luis Villagra
