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Muhammad Ogunniyi

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Masters of Architecture.

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Thesis on Memory the death of the author and by extension the death of the body. Through his conceptual approach, he declares the removal of the human experience from his architecture. This he

Eisenman, the poster child for the neo-avant garde declares

conceives using fascist forms borrowed from Terragni in the development of an architecture which claims to be of free-flowing signifiers. Eisenman declares the death of culture and the death of the body in a totalizing pronunciation. However, this doesn’t really hold as forms are always pregnant with meaning. My thesis is proposing a remapping of the neo-avante garde through the re-introduction of the body and memory.

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Thesis on Memory In Eisenman’s approach

the author removed himself, leading to a collapsing of the narrative position in an attempt to bring the

subject reader into some form of confrontation. However, this approach leads to a situation where we are all then reduced only to objects

(avoiding the void) within the world. The reintroduction of our bodies and memories into the context is a means to start acknowledging the void without being absent.

Lefebvre in the production of space calls for the critique of space, how the proliferation of images and the absence

of the body has

led to the reduction of an understanding of space.

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Memory as Site.

The site is situated in the multiple

layers of our experiences and our memories (on the fieldtrip) as a studio.

Lefebvre in

the production of space calls for the critique of space, how the proliferation of images and the absence of the body has led to the reduction of an understanding of space. The memory of our everyday experiences as a group (on the fieldtrip) provides a good starting point for

this remapping activity. Drawing on Lefebvre, spaces should be experienced through all the senses, this goes against Eisenman’s conception of architecture on an approach based solely on semiology

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The Interviews (Parodic speech)

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B o ug ht m o nster energ y dr i nk , po ured i t i n a g l ass c up. Got so m e l i m e sco oter s, went ho m e to the s ofa bed. Next day went to the C astel vecc hi o, whi te sto nes i n the ro ad fo r zebra c ro ssi ng . Then went to g et sa ndw iches , I got two wi th Tuna a nd Pesto, they were so g o o d. Then we went to the tra i n stati o n, g ot so m e g el ato. Got a t able for 4 i nto Ro m e wi th two em pty seats o n the o ppo si te si des. Then we ate c hi c ken. Ja m m ed c hi c ken wra ppers into a bin.

Wa l ked to the a i r bnb i n Ro m e. Payed hi m the extra c l ea ni ng fee o n the ro und di nni ng ta bl e. Put b ag in t he loft bed. Unpac ked the c hess bo a rd. Then went o ut to the Spa ni sh steps. Wa l ked a ro und a bi t then went to t he piz zeria.

Sat o ppo si te Natha ni el and besi de Sara h and arg ued a bo ut Le Co r busi er and Ko o l ha as. Then co l l ected keys from Ri c hard a nd went ho m e. Wei rd el evato r wi th swi ng i ng do o r s. Next day g ot up ear l y a nd wal ked to t he Maxxi t hen g ot a taxi bac k to the Pantheo n. Wal ked to the Ri c ha rd Mei er bui l di ng , Water wa l l feature, g ot as ked ques t ions a bo ut the traffi c l i g hts a bo ut the bui l di ng by Natha ni el . Then Wa l ked to the fo unta i n, then the tram- s top. Richard a nd Da n g ot Kebabs. Had a co nver sati o n wi th Davi d abo ut wr i stwatc hes. Got o n the tram and va l i dated t he t icket s , went to a l o cal restaurant to eat sandwi c hes a nd dr i nk a co caco l a a nd water. Then went to the Maxxi and walked a ro und the Ma xxi fo r 2 ho ur s, then went to the Trevi fo untai n wi th Kate. Then went ba c k to the Fl at and played cards

Memory as Site.

The site is situated in the

multiple layers of our experiences and our memories

(on the fieldtrip) as

a studio.

wi th the g uys. Next m o r ni ng went to the ca m pi do g l i o, then went to the Ro m a n fo r um . Then m et up w it h s ome of the other g uys a nd l ater went fo r l unc h wi th Natha ni el i n thi s ver y o rg ani c restaurant. Natha ni el ha d a proper s teak.

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A C al zo ne but the do ug h was thi c ker than pi zza do ug h and a ca n of spr i te whi c h a l ways rem i nds m e of pulp fict ion.

Wa i ti ng aro und fo r coffee a nd wai ti ng fo r the tra i n, readi ng sto nes of Veni ce o n the hot tra i n. Fal l i ng as leep on t he tra i n. The a r r i val i nto Veni ce, m ay be I fel t a nti c i pati o n, and i t wa s l i ke bei ng o n the eye of the sto r m . Walked to t he co ntem po rar y ho stel wi tho ut seei ng fl o o ds. There were no Go ndo l a s o n the bo ats. I t wa s co l d and windy. Running thro ug h the Bi enna l e, wei rd thi ng s, wei rd thi ng s l i ke c hai r l eg s a nd i m ag i nar y m i r ro r s, the ever-present water canoon (o h yo ur water bottl e a nd i t wa s red). The so und of the a l a r m so unded l i ke tec hno. Dar k and m i sty a l l eyways , creepy, l i ke do n’t l o o k now. The water doth r i seth, bo ots! bo ots! Gi a nt bo ots… spl i tti ng the bi l l . I t wa s ver y free and liberat ing wal k i ng thro ug h the fl o o ds at ni g ht. Pa sta wi th to m ato sauce fo r tea. Ea r l y ni g ht…qui et ti m e. Ear l y m orning … void, vo i d i n the water and o n the streets and i n the ho m es. Leak y bo ot, despai r, tra pped i n Veni ce. Sl ept on a real t rain, dr i nk i ng per ro ni o a nd c heap wi ne, wa l k i ng thro ug h dust a nd standi ng i n sha pes and l o o k i ng at sha pes . Inhabit ing the sha pes, throwi ng shapes, shapi ng shapes. Eati ng veg etabl es o n pi zzas, c l i m bi ng no n-fl at ro a ds, des cending hills .

What shape i s a c ro i ssant? Ha l f-m o o n, tota l ec l i pse. The ta ste of coffee. Stea l i ng beer g l a sses, ti c kets, paper t icket s , sketc hbo o k s a nd pens. A rel ease of tensi o n o n the ca bl es of the m ezza ni ne, nuts, bar bequed nuts. T he police and

Memory as Site.

The site is situated in the

multiple layers of our experiences and our memories

(on the fieldtrip) as

a studio.

m usi cal i nstr um ents of a narc hy, whi c h a re steel dr um s. Bubbl e headed po pe. Drowni ng i n c ho co l ate and pas t a. Cold i ce-c rea m m a k i ng m e co l der and ba r bar i an I tal i a n dr i ver s. Tak i ng a l ea p of fa i th wal k i ng i nto the m i d dle of t raffic.

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Then we wal ked to the a m phi theatre i n Vero na, sto ne squa res, where di d we g o fo r fo o d. Ha d a weird chees e thi ng a nd wei rd a uberg i ne thi ng . Tal ked phi l o so phy wi th Natha ni el , went to a ba r, there wa s this weird phara o h statue i n Vero na. I rem em ber the ba r tender. I rem em ber thi s thi ng we co ul d l o o k down underneat h. Chips a nd wi ne fro m bottl es to g l a sses. Do ubl e bed. Wal k i ng to the Scar pa bui l di ng , g eo m etr i c fo rms , a lot s of squares, i m pl em entati o n of a r t i nto the bui l di ng . Hug bel l s, entra nce ti c kets. Real l y ni ce sho ps for food. Went to the tra i n stati o n. B o ug ht a Moza rel l a sa ndwi c h, l o ng sea ro ad to the i sl a nd, rem em ber i ng so m e of t he places fro m when i ve been there when I wa s 13. Pretty m o der n a cco m m o dati o n, o bj ec ts i n the atrium w rapped wi th fo i l . L i g hti ng was a c ur ved l i ne whi c h g o es aro und atr i um . Wi ndows were l i ke do ubl e wi ndows . D oors were sl i de do o r s. Sl ept fo r 20 m i nutes. Then we went fo r the bi ennal e m eeti ng , Sam i g ave m e somet hing from the sto re, these c ho co l ate thi ng s. A l ot of o bj ec ts at the Bi ennal e. B o o k s i n the bo o k sto re. We went for dinner, these k i nds of fo o ds whi c h na m es I do n’t rem em ber, standi ng aro und water. Co o ked a l i ttl e bi t, beer from a g l ass bottl e. Po ured i nto tea c ups. Pac k i ng up, qui te rem a r k abl e are the o bj ec ts they put o n the street for walki ng . Spag hetti , Then trai n to Ro m e, Musi c , readi ng s. Ro m e was a l ready da r k , fi nal l y g ot r i d of the luggage. Cit y

Memory as Site.

The site is situated in the

multiple layers of our experiences and our memories

(on the fieldtrip) as

a studio.

to ur wi th Natha ni el , dr unk B el g i an beer wi th Zucc i ni . Wal k i ng aro und fo r a pl ace whi c h i s o pen, beer, t hen bed.

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B MW car pavi l i o n i n o ne of the squa res i n Co m o. Had a l o o k a ro und o ne of the Ter ra g ni bui l di ng s and got s ome free po stcards. Then we went and g ot o n the tra i n to Vero na . I n Vero na , we went to the ai r bnb which was like an I kea showro o m . Then we m et up wi th ever yo ne and went and fo und a resta urant i n Vero na and g ot beved up, beers i n g l ass c ups. Then went and fo und an I r i sh pub. Then we had a 1a m sco ot aro und Vero na . Went to bed, woke up next day and went to C astel l vecc hi o, whi c h wa s br i l l i ant. Spent ho ur s wa nder i ng . Then we sco oted to t he S andwi c h sho p a nd g ot sandwi c hes wi th MO’s epi phany a bo ut pesto. A nd then we went o n the trai n to Venice w here we spent m o st of the ti m e there ho pi ng i t wo nt fl o o d. The m a i n o bj ec ts were fl uo rescent wel l i es which t he touris t s ha d. 20 /30 m i ns wa i ti ng o n the I tal i a n bl o ke to l et us i n. Then m e a nd MO ha d a wa l k down to the Bi ennale. T hen 30 m i nutes r unni ng thro ug h a s m uc h a r t as I co ul d r un thro ug h m e eyeba l l s. Then I ra n ac ro ss the c i ty to meet up w it h Ri c h, Jo si e, N i c k , Jac k and B ec k y wi th a qui c k sto p of at the Sai nt Ma r x square fo r so m e pi c tures, which t urned out to be shi te. So o n as I g ot there the Si rens went off, then we wa l ked i nto a pub to see how l o ng we had left before we g ot ba c k to the fl at. Then the m an sa i d we ha d abo ut an ho ur and sho ul d hea d bac k now. Then we s topped off a nd had spr i tz i n a nother ba r. Made sure MO k new where we were by sendi ng o ur l o cati o n ever y 5 minutes , t hen

Memory as Site.

The site is situated in the

multiple layers of our experiences and our memories

(on the fieldtrip) as

a studio.

ended up at the Veni ce l ots fl ats wi th a co upl e of ta keaway pi zza s. There we pl ayed P i cco l o o n Richards phone wi th m o re dr i nk s. MO eventual l y m ade i t to us after wadi ng a c ro ss the enti re c i ty. We c l i m bed up on t he rafters

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Architecture and the illegibles Architecture cannnot be viewed as a neutral medium, Within these multiple layers of our experiences, it became evident that this certain object/experience was

illegible.

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Impregnating the grid Architecture cannnot be viewed as a neutral medium.

Reiterating Eisenmans Canarregio grid , introducing into it the

collective memories from my colleagues.

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Third body This dualism between Eisenmans approach and the collective memories of my colleagues was then rejected for a third body, however the object of conversation remains absent .

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Third body This dualism between Eisenmans approach and the collective memories of my colleagues was then rejected for a third body, however the object of conversation remains absent .

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Third body This dualism between Eisenmans approach and the collective memories of my colleagues was then rejected for a third body, however the object of conversation remains absent .

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Third body This dualism between Eisenmans approach and the collective memories of my colleagues was then rejected for a third body, however the object of conversation remains absent .

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The Conversation (Social tension)

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Conversational Object ( Catalyst) Taking the studio as site, and site as studio. A catalyst for coversation was a deployed in the centre of the studio, using objects signifcant to tropes surrounding the other.

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Hover your mouse across the red and black buttons

Conversational Object ( Catalyst) Taking the studio as site, and site as studio. A catalyst for coversation was a deployed in the centre of the studio, using objects signifcant to tropes surrounding the other.

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Hover your mouse across the red and black buttons

Conversational Object ( Catalyst) Taking the studio as site, and site as studio. A catalyst for coversation was a deployed in the centre of the studio, using objects signifcant to tropes surrounding the other.

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Mourning (Covid 19)

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Mourning, the loss of studio Having previously taken the studio (colleagues) and key interactions as site, the loss of the studio presented a new dilema regarding the possibility legibility of the object.

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Flight of the Cotton picker A catalyst developed on personal reflection using objects signifcant to tropes surrounding the other. these pieces may be illegible in the same manner as the initial piece of the conversation.

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Cotton pickers plight A catalyst developed on personal reflection using objects signifcant to tropes surrounding the other. these pieces may be illegible in the same manner as the initial piece of the conversation .

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The Mourning body Setpieces manifested in various positions of my room

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Mourning, the loss of studio Having previously taken the studio (colleagues) and key interactions as site, the loss of the studio presented a new dilema regarding the possibility legibility of the object.

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Mourning, the loss of studio Having previously taken the studio (colleagues) and key interactions as site, the loss of the studio presented a new dilema regarding the possibility legibility of the object.

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Plea for mutuality Physiological film at link: https://youtu.be/fieQr6CvX7s

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