What kind of movement does space have?
"Dance and architecture have much in common. Both are concerned with practices of space. For a dancer, the act of choreography as a writing of place occurs through the unfolding of spatial dimensions through gesture and embodied body movement. For the architect, space is the medium through which form emerges and habitation is constructed. For both, the first experienced space is the space of the body". -Carol Brown, choreographer
This assignment will explore spatial relationships and organizations. Building on the previous examination of form and space, this project examines a more complex understanding of space in relation to an activity that has spatial characteristics: dance. Specifically, you will be asked to design a series of spaces that exude a specific dance, whether that occur through form, rhythm, proportion, scale, balance or some other way. To be clear: these spaces are not spaces in which the dance will be performed but spaces that manifest the dance. The dances to be chosen from are: waltz, foxtrot, western square dance, polka, electric slide, tango, charleston, salsa, jitterbug, rumba, west coast swing, cha cha.
Your online critics for the semester are below. They will be reviewing blogs regularly and commenting on your progress. It is imperative that you continue to post and grow throughout the semester.
Neil Chace(st. louis, mo.)
BArch, Drury University 2002
Space
Josh Harrold(springfield, mo.)
BArch, Drury University 2002
BArts, University of Minnesota 2003
Dake-Wells Architecture
Doug Johnston(brooklyn, ny)
BArch, BArts (Studio Art), Drury University 2002
MArch, Cranbrook Academy of Art 2007
Lang Architecture
Doug Johnston
Mary Tepera Jones(tulsa, ok)
BArch, University of Texas 2003
Todd Williams Billie Tsien Architects
KRDB
KSQ Architects
Emily Harrold(springfield, mo)
BArch, Drury University 2004
Dake-Wells Architecture
