{"id":16493,"date":"2016-05-25T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-25T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/architizer.wpengine.com\/time-space-existence-peter-eisenman\/"},"modified":"2022-05-31T08:55:56","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T12:55:56","slug":"time-space-existence-peter-eisenman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/time-space-existence-peter-eisenman\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Eisenman on the Power of Sketching, Reading and Critical Thinking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Architizer is building tech tools to help power your practice:\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/go.architizer.com\/architect_join\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=cta&amp;utm_campaign=time-space-existence-peter-eisenman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Click here to sign up now<\/em><\/a><em>. Are you a manufacturer looking to connect with architects?\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/go.architizer.com\/manufacturer_join\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=cta&amp;utm_campaign=time-space-existence-peter-eisenman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe front line today, for me, is within the system of architectural education,\u201d asserts Peter Eisenman, questioning the very foundations upon which contemporary design theory is based. The renowned American architect and critical thinker sat down with architectural content agency PLANE\u2014SITE to film this provocative interview for the \u201cTime Space Existence\u201d collateral exhibition at La Biennale di Venezia 2016, lamenting the \u201closs of authority\u201d within the current educational system.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/164696648\" width=\"713\" height=\"401\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do not have a disciplinary model that suits the students and paradigms of today,\u201d says Eisenman. \u201cI teach the past rather than the present, because the present is very problematic.\u201d These are pertinent words from an architect who is almost as well known for his theoretical views as he is for his buildings, and Eisenman\u2019s opinions will undoubtedly ring in the ears of architectural professors and students long after this year\u2019s Venice Biennale is done and dusted.<\/p>\n<p>Eisenman continues by revealing his philosophical stance on architectural drawings. \u201cThe drawings are an indication of the idea and attitude that the architecture has.\u201d The architect refers to conceptual sketches as \u201cthe red thread\u201d that acts as a historical trace of thought itself.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1464103429774Screen_Shot_2016-05-24_at_11.15.53_AM_2.png?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1464103429774Screen_Shot_2016-05-24_at_11.15.53_AM_2.png?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1464103429774Screen_Shot_2016-05-24_at_11.15.53_AM_2.png?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1464103429774Screen_Shot_2016-05-24_at_11.15.53_AM_2.png?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1464103429774Screen_Shot_2016-05-24_at_11.15.53_AM_2.png?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1464103429774Screen_Shot_2016-05-24_at_11.15.53_AM_2.png?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The architect, a member of the famous \u201cNew York Five,\u201d goes on to explain his desire to produce an \u201carchitecture of concentration.\u201d Eisenman advocates for a built environment that causes people to stop and think. \u201cThis kind of an architecture \u2026 stops the clear relationship between platitudes from power to people.\u201d This, he argues, gives rise to a form of architecture that meets its objective in transcending conventions and becoming art. After all, says Eisenman, \u201cArt is beyond power.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1464103429716Screen_Shot_2016-05-24_at_11.15.25_AM_2.png?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1464103429716Screen_Shot_2016-05-24_at_11.15.25_AM_2.png?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1464103429716Screen_Shot_2016-05-24_at_11.15.25_AM_2.png?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1464103429716Screen_Shot_2016-05-24_at_11.15.25_AM_2.png?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1464103429716Screen_Shot_2016-05-24_at_11.15.25_AM_2.png?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1464103429716Screen_Shot_2016-05-24_at_11.15.25_AM_2.png?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Finally, Eisenman rails against the use of modern software in architecture school, launching a stinging attack on the processes associated with parametric design. \u201cTechnology is a cruel tool, because what it does is defer the possibility of the student being creative. The student can take an algorithm, produce 50 alternatives to the same problem \u2026 It takes away from you the possibility of value judgment.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1464103437492Screen_Shot_2016-05-24_at_11.18.08_AM_2.png?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1464103437492Screen_Shot_2016-05-24_at_11.18.08_AM_2.png?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1464103437492Screen_Shot_2016-05-24_at_11.18.08_AM_2.png?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1464103437492Screen_Shot_2016-05-24_at_11.18.08_AM_2.png?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1464103437492Screen_Shot_2016-05-24_at_11.18.08_AM_2.png?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1464103437492Screen_Shot_2016-05-24_at_11.18.08_AM_2.png?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The critical thinker leaves us with a reminder of the power of traditional mediums in the pursuit of wisdom. \u201cTo me, to be an architect, you have to be educated, and what you would take on a desert island if you\u2019re an architect is not a computer \u2014 you\u2019d take 10 books.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To hear more of Eisenman\u2019s brilliantly outspoken views, make sure to watch the video. Also, head this way for <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/feed\/q\/post_categories:Venice%20Biennale%202016\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">further Architizer coverage<\/a> of the Venice Biennale.<\/p>\n<p><em>Architizer is building tech tools to help power your practice:\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/go.architizer.com\/architect_join\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=cta&amp;utm_campaign=time-space-existence-peter-eisenman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Click here to sign up now<\/em><\/a><em>. 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