METEORA IS THE DESIGN STUDIO OF THE CHAIR OF DIGITAL ARCHITECTONICS [HOVESTADt] AT THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE OF ETH ZÜRICH.
Meteora is never the same, she evolves, grows and changes constantly. She is a mirror of the state of work we do in our studio, and an infinite sum of its sediments. EXPLORE THE PLETHORA OF ITs CHARACTERS, DREAMS, AND VISIONS BELOW.

Season 1 - Natures

METEORA 01 - CHAMBERS OF NATURES

STUDENTS: SIMON BALMER, ERIC BAUMANN, GRÉGOIRE BRIDEL, MICHELE CAPELLI, SAMUEL DAYER, CLAIRE DEBONS, MICHA GERHARD, FLAVIO GISLER, ALEXANDRA JAKOB, PAULINE JAQUENOD, STEVEN MALISCHKE, MATILDE NEGRI, MARTIN RÖSCH, LEART SEJDIU, ROBERTA SALDANHA SILVA BERARDO GOMES, JULIA BARBOSA ROSAS, BJÖRN THORSTEINSEN, SARA MEYER, DANIEL EPPRECHT, DANIEL CALVO FERNANDEZ, SIMONE SPILLMAN.

TEACHING TEAM: PROF LUDGER HOVESTADT, ADIL BOKHARI, ADMIR SELIMOVIC, JORGE OROZCO, MIRO ROMAN

COMMUNICATIONS: NILS HAVELKA

PRADA is dead.  We move in to show precious pieces of nature and SUPPORT projects of RADICAL RECYCLING. 

This studio works on the idea that a substantial understanding of TODAYS TECHNOLOGY (INTERNET OF THINGS, BIG DATA, MACHINE INTELLIGENCE ...) changes the perspective to ARCHITECTURAL THEORY and will result in different ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNS and building constructions.

1) IDENTIFICATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHALLENGES OF TODAYS TECHNOLOGIES, 2) TECHNIQUES OF WORKING WITHIN THE PLENTY OF THE INTERNET, 3) A METHODOLOGY TO DESIGN DIGITAL ARCHITECTURES, 4) UNDERSTANDING OF THE SHIFT FROM HARD BUILDING CONSTRUCTION TO SOFT BUILDING APPLICATIONS, AND 5) AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF BECOMING A LITERATE DIGITAL PERSONA IN ORDER TO BE AN ARCHITECT TODAY.

We all are worried about the health of our planet. TECHNOLOGY. CLIMATE. POLLUTION. CONSUMPTION. We want a change. Students will develop a brand with small shops around the world. Instead of 'selling sneakers', the CHAMBERS OF NATURES celebrate the vividness of nature. The idea is 1) to save 'PRECIOUS PIECES OF NATURE' and 2) sell 'REFINED PIECES OF TRASH'. The CHAMBERS OF NATURES wants to stimulate a life of recycling, a life with and not against nature.

STUDENTS WILL 1) DEVELOP A CONCEPTION OF THE CHAMBERS OF NATURES, 2) IMPLEMENT IT AS A LOGISTICAL NODE IN THE INTERNET OF MATERIALS, ENERGY AND INFORMATION, 3) DESIGN A PRINCIPLE LAYOUT OF SMALL SHOPS AND SPECIFY ROUTINES OF OPERATIONS, AND 4) SPECIFY APPLICATIONS TO INTERFACE AND PROMOTE THE SCHEMES OF THE CHAMBERS OF NATURES. STUDENTS WILL 5) EXEMPLIFY THEIR CONCEPTION IN DETAILED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNS IN THREE DIFFERENT CITIES AROUND THE WORLD. THEY WILL DELIVER A WEBSITE WITH TEXTS, SCHEMES, AND A SHORT VIDEO.

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STORIES SEASON 1

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