Thursday, 19 January 2006 | Elif Sungur
Inventioneering Architecture
The Consulate of Switzerland, the Swiss House for Advanced Research and Education (SHARE) Boston and the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) announce the unveiling of "Inventioneering Architecture," a public exhibition of Swiss architecture and design at Logan International Airport's Terminal E until March 31, 2006.
"Inventioneering Architecture" was designed and built by professors and students in Switzerland and features an interactive 130-foot platform of an imaginative cross-section of the Swiss Alps. Boston's Zakim-Bunker-Hill-Bridge, San Francisco's Museum of Modern Art and the de Young Museum along with Minneapolis' new Walker Art Center are just some of the most recent landmarks in the U.S. which have been designed by Swiss architects and civil engineers.
The exhibition will give Logan's passengers and visitors a physical and intellectual opportunity to experience higher education in Switzerland and some of the differences between Swiss architecture pedagogy and American architecture teaching methods. At certain hours, visitors can view the platform with a professional guide. An exhibition catalog will also be on hand, featuring essays and projects by renowned faculty members and students.
"We want to expose the Swiss method of architecture instruction to other cultural contexts," explains Architecture Professor Marc Angelil, Federal Institute of Technology - ETH Zurich. "This exhibit provides an exciting opportunity to share our perspectives, gather feedback, and evaluate what we are doing. In Switzerland, architecture and related coursework is taught primarily by practitioners, rather than academics," Angelil adds. "While America leads the industry in crucial theoretical work, our focus extends beyond design to incorporate a variety of integrated disciplines such as sociology, engineering, construction, landscape design and urban planning."
Prominent architects from ETH Zurich; Universita della Svizzera Italiana (USI), EPFL Lausanne; and the University of Geneva will illustrate their unique approach to teaching architecture in a lecture series at different local schools of architecture in Greater Boston.
Working closely with Massport, SHARE Boston arranged for the display to be open to the public 7 days a week until the end of March. For guided tours, further information such as the lecture series or a press kit, please consult the SHARE Boston website at http://www.shareboston.org.
The exhibit location and schedule is as follows:
Logan International Airport, Terminal E Arrival Hall
Hours: 8 AM-8 PM - tour guides on site 2-7 PM
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