A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
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John Hejduk: 1954-1974: sobre la dimensión didáctica de su obra arquitectónica ; John Hejduk: 1954-1974: on the didactic dimension of his architectural works
In 1974, John Hejduk condensed two decades of architectural exploration into a series of sketches known as "Chronologies," spread across nine sheets that organize his most influential works. These drawings outline three critical periods represented by the Texas Houses (1954-1962), Diamond Projects (1962-1967), and Wall Houses (1968-1974), each documented in key exhibitions and publications such as "John Hejduk Houses" (IAUS, 1980), "Three Projects" (Cooper Union, 1969) and "Fabrication" (Cooper Union, 1974). This body of work, rooted in his teaching at Texas, Yale, and Cooper Union, expresses a taxonomic approach to architecture, highlighting the formulation of an abstract formal vocabulary. These projects, mostly unbuilt, not only reflect an architectural learning based on fundamental elements and their systematic organization, but also served as a preamble to his emblematic didactic exercises: "The Nine-Square Grid Problem," "The Cube Problem" and "The Juan Gris Problem." This integration of theory and didactics highlights the cohesion between Hejduk's speculative practice and his innovative pedagogy, emphasizing how his formal research profoundly influenced contemporary architectural teaching. ; Peer Reviewed ; Postprint (published version)
John Hejduk: 1954-1974: sobre la dimensión didáctica de su obra arquitectónica ; John Hejduk: 1954-1974: on the didactic dimension of his architectural works
In 1974, John Hejduk condensed two decades of architectural exploration into a series of sketches known as "Chronologies," spread across nine sheets that organize his most influential works. These drawings outline three critical periods represented by the Texas Houses (1954-1962), Diamond Projects (1962-1967), and Wall Houses (1968-1974), each documented in key exhibitions and publications such as "John Hejduk Houses" (IAUS, 1980), "Three Projects" (Cooper Union, 1969) and "Fabrication" (Cooper Union, 1974). This body of work, rooted in his teaching at Texas, Yale, and Cooper Union, expresses a taxonomic approach to architecture, highlighting the formulation of an abstract formal vocabulary. These projects, mostly unbuilt, not only reflect an architectural learning based on fundamental elements and their systematic organization, but also served as a preamble to his emblematic didactic exercises: "The Nine-Square Grid Problem," "The Cube Problem" and "The Juan Gris Problem." This integration of theory and didactics highlights the cohesion between Hejduk's speculative practice and his innovative pedagogy, emphasizing how his formal research profoundly influenced contemporary architectural teaching. ; Peer Reviewed ; Postprint (published version)
John Hejduk: 1954-1974: sobre la dimensión didáctica de su obra arquitectónica ; John Hejduk: 1954-1974: on the didactic dimension of his architectural works
2024-10-28
doi:10.4995/eb.2024.20876
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