Seeking to explore power as crucial factor in the design of the built environment, we will look at energy systems and related objects, from sites of generation to spaces of consumption, from distribution networks to control rooms.

Tutors: Filip Geerts and Sanne van den Breemer
Director of Studies: Salomon Frausto
Contributors: Santiago Ardila, Juan Benavides, Daniella Camarena, Stef Dingen, Marco Fusco, Jack Garay Arauzo, Theodora Gelali, Shaiwanti Gupta, Hao Hsu, Marianthi Papangelopoulou, Felipe Quintero, Gent Shehu, Siyuan Wang


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Part 1: Catalogue and Lexicon


Based on both desk research and fieldwork survey, we selected, documented, and classified a set of reference projects according to five categories: the idealization of system, the failure of a system, the institutions, the concrete objects, and the public opinion. From these specific case studies, the aim is to identify general design principles with relevance to power, and explore potential types and scopes of associated architectural projects.





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Bunkyō City Hall Bunkyō City Hall Bunkyō City Hall Bunkyō City Hall Bunkyō City Hall Chiyoda Chiyoda Fukutake Hall Fukutake Hall Ginza Ginza Imperial Palace Gardens Daiwa Ubiquitous Computing Research Center Daiwa Ubiquitous Computing Research Center Daiwa Ubiquitous Computing Research Center Korakuen Gardens Korakuen Gardens Korakuen Gardens Landmark Landmark Coin parking lot Car parking tower Sign Sports complex St. Mary's Cathedral St. Mary's Cathedral St. Mary's Cathedral St. Mary's Cathedral The University of Tokyo Tokyo Dome Tokyo gap Tokyo Waterworks Historical Museum Tokyo Waterworks Historical Museum Tokyo Waterworks Historical Museum Borderless Lamps National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation Fuji TV Fuji TV Fuji TV Observation Sphere Rainbow Bridge from Fuji TV Observation Sphere Rainbow Bridge Gas Science Museum Gas Science Museum Gas Science Museum Real estate window Real estate window San ai Shibaura House Shibaura House Shibaura House Unicorn Gundam Statue Akihabara Akihabara Instant Noodle Museum Pachinko Store Ramen Museum Ramen Museum Silk Museum Zebra Crossing Tokyo Gap Parking Tower Parking Tower Parking Tower Parking Tower Parking Tower Ueno Station Yokohama Yokohama Yokohama Yokohama Chiba Monorail Chiba Monorail Chiba Station Chiba Monorail Edo-Tokyo Museum Edo-Tokyo Museum Edo-Tokyo Museum Edo-Tokyo Museum Edo-Tokyo Museum Edo-Tokyo Museum Edo-Tokyo Museum Hakozaki JCT Hakozaki JCT Shutoko over Nihonbashi River Sumida Hokusai Sumida Hokusai Sumida Hokusai Tokyo Bay Aqua-line Tokyo Gap Toshima Incineration Plant Toshima Incineration Plant Espace Louis Vuitton Tokyo Espace Louis Vuitton Tokyo Fabric Street, Nippori Fabric Street, Nippori Fabric Street, Nippori Fabric Street, Nippori Food and Agriculture Museum Food and Agriculture Museum Food and Agriculture Museum Ginza Six Ginza Six Hitotsubashi Parking Entrance Homme Plissé Issey Miyake Imperial Palace Gardens Imperial Palace Gardens Kurokawa Capsule Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy Headquarters Le Forum, Maison Hermès Le Forum, Maison Hermès Metro Station Nakagin Capsule Tower Nakagin Capsule Tower Nezu Museum Nezu Museum Nezu Museum Omotesandō 178. Prada Aoyama 178. Prada Aoyama Sumida Incineration Plant Sumida Incineration Plant Sumida Incineration Plant Taito Central Library The Railway Museum The Railway Museum The Railway Museum Tokyo City View Tokyo Gap Tsukiji Market Tsukiji Market Tsukiji Market Tsukiji Market Daikanyama Daikanyama Daikanyama Kajibasji Ventilation Tower Kasukabe Discharge Channel Kasukabe Discharge Channel Kasukabe Discharge Channel Kasukabe Discharge Channel Kasukabe Underground Flood Protection Tank Meguro Skygarden Meguro Skygarden Metro station Metro station Shibuya Shokuniku Market Tokyo Forum Tokyo Forum Tokyo Forum Tokyo Forum Ginza line Kamata Neighborhood Koenjimani Neighborhood Koenjimani Neighborhood Koenjimani Neighborhood Koenjimani Neighborhood Koenjimani Neighborhood Koenjimani Neighborhood Metro Museum Metro Museum Metro Museum Metro Museum Metro Museum Metro Museum Miyagase Dam Miyagase Dam Miyagase Dam Mori Art Museum Mori Art Museum Mori Art Museum Mori Art Museum Mori Art Museum National Museum of Western Art National Museum of Western Art National Museum of Western Art National Museum of Western Art National Museum of Western Art Tokyo National Museum Tokyo National Museum Tokyo National Museum Tokyo National Museum TOTO Gallery TOTO Gallery TOTO Gallery Toyosu Market Toyosu Market Toyosu Market Toyosu Market Toyosu Market Toyosu Market UR Agency UR Agency UR Agency UR Agency UR Agency Urban void Chuo Line Sagami Dam Yamanashi Prefectural Maglev Exhibition Center Yamanashi Prefectural Maglev Exhibition Center Yamanashi Prefectural Maglev Exhibition Center Yamanashi Press and Broadcasting Center Yamanashi Press and Broadcasting Center Mount Fuji Mount Fuji Mount Fuji