Anupama Kundoo. Building Knowledge. Venice Biennale 2016
'Building Knowledge: An Inventory of Strategies' was Anupama Kundoo's installation at La Biennale di Venezia, 2016 as part of 'Reporting from the Front' curated by Alejandro Aravena.
'Building Knowledge: An Inventory of Strategies' was Anupama Kundoo's installation at La Biennale di Venezia, 2016 as part of 'Reporting from the Front' curated by Alejandro Aravena.
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<strong>Anupama</strong> <strong>Kundoo</strong><br />
<strong>Building</strong> <strong>Knowledge</strong>:<br />
An Inventory of Strategies<br />
‘Reporting from the Front’<br />
<strong>Biennale</strong> Architettura di Venezia <strong>2016</strong><br />
Arsenale
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We’re not just talking about affordability<br />
in terms of money here; we’re<br />
also talking about impact on the<br />
environment. We can’t afford to keep<br />
building the way we do. My work is<br />
to find alternative solutions to build<br />
using significantly less materials, and<br />
action them<br />
”<br />
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“<br />
When the opposites in a duality work<br />
in union, there is enrichment and<br />
knowledge. If the quest for knowledge<br />
is ahead of the action, there is evolution.<br />
If the impulse of action is ahead of<br />
reflection there can be destruction (Mahabharata).<br />
<strong>Knowledge</strong> informs the act of building,<br />
and building widens knowledge” .<br />
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By helping communities to fabricate<br />
a set of simple building components,<br />
we can build knowledge and bring<br />
housing back to the people” .
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Under construction...<br />
Built with the support of<br />
Italcementi<br />
Universidad Camilo Jose Cela, Madrid<br />
Eco Clay<br />
LaminaM<br />
Perfialsa Portugal<br />
Grupo Modular<br />
Jordahl<br />
Thank you!
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Further research<br />
Continuing her research on ferrocement technology, Dr. <strong>Anupama</strong><br />
<strong>Kundoo</strong>, organized a two-week student workshop at the Behrens<br />
Halle (AEG) in collaboration with the Chair of Conceptual and<br />
Structural design, Technische Universität Berlin including a team<br />
of Indian masons. Some of the elements built and tested in Berlin<br />
have travelled to <strong>Venice</strong> to be part of her installation at the Architecture<br />
<strong>Biennale</strong> <strong>2016</strong>. The rest have remained in TU Berlin for<br />
conducting strength tests for further research on this material.<br />
The ferrocement elements retained at the TU Berlin involved<br />
different types of cement matrix and reinforcements. They were<br />
produced for testing compressive, tensile and flexural strengths<br />
of each variation. Two months after the workshop the results<br />
of the experiments are still being analyzed. However a good<br />
structural behavior was already observed. In general, the ferrocement<br />
members delivered higher strength than expected, with<br />
a ductile behavior. Thus, this material comprises a high potential<br />
for the use of lightweight and economic structures.<br />
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Links<br />
Videos<br />
<strong>Building</strong> <strong>Knowledge</strong>. The Process (I) - YouTube<br />
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm1hPsHPvmE&feature=youtu.be<br />
Hi-Lo: Exchanging <strong>Knowledge</strong> (II) - YouTube<br />
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J13kxQLGlfg&feature=youtu.be<br />
Nothing Stays Forever: The Life on an Installation (III) - YouTube<br />
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGA7lSF4enI&feature=youtu.be<br />
https://urbannext.net/?s=anupama+kundoo&x=-1271&y=-24<br />
Press<br />
Financial Times. <strong>Venice</strong> <strong>Biennale</strong> of Architecture, June 3, <strong>2016</strong><br />
https://next.ft.com/content/645b8698-2807-11e6-8ba3-cdd781d02d89<br />
Designboom. <strong>Anupama</strong> <strong>Kundoo</strong> discusses full-scale modular home<br />
at <strong>Venice</strong> Architecture <strong>Biennale</strong>, 29 May, <strong>2016</strong><br />
http://www.designboom.com/architecture/venice-architecture-biennaleanupama-kundoo-full-fill-home-installation-arsenale-05-29-<strong>2016</strong>/?utm_<br />
content=buffer48a47&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&<br />
utm_campaign=buffer)<br />
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The Guardian. <strong>Venice</strong> architecture biennale <strong>2016</strong> –<br />
ideas for real world problems´ 29 May <strong>2016</strong><br />
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/<strong>2016</strong>/may/29/venicearchitecture-biennale-<strong>2016</strong>-review-norman-foster?CMP=share_btn_tw)<br />
Dezeen. <strong>Anupama</strong> <strong>Kundoo</strong> uses ferrocement to create pioneering<br />
“Lego-like” house, 14 June, <strong>2016</strong><br />
http://www.dezeen.com/<strong>2016</strong>/06/07/anupama-kundoo-full-fill-homesferrocement-house-model-arsenale-venice-architecture-biennale-<strong>2016</strong>/<br />
ArcVision. Architecture biennale <strong>2016</strong> – <strong>Anupama</strong> <strong>Kundoo</strong>,<br />
19 July, <strong>2016</strong><br />
http://www.arcvision.org/?p=28831&lang=en
© <strong>2016</strong> <strong>Anupama</strong> <strong>Kundoo</strong> architects and the<br />
photographers Design Team: Alba Balmaseda<br />
Domínguez, Sonali Phadnis, Yashoda Joshi,<br />
Cristina Perez Sahagun, Azzurra Brugiotti<br />
Model building team: Students of IUAV<br />
<strong>Venice</strong> with Enrico Bergonzoni Structural<br />
engineers Prof. Dr. sc. techn. Mike Schlaich,<br />
Dr.-Ing. Arndt Goldack, Dr.-Ing. Alexander<br />
Hückler, Juan Pablo Osman Letelier Construction<br />
Team: Aryan Builders, Pondicherry, Sekar<br />
Sokkalingam, Munissamy Muthulingam,<br />
Krishnamurthy Janakiraman, Saminathan<br />
Kumar, Ponnuvel Samikkannu; Rebiennale,<br />
<strong>Venice</strong> Institutional Partners: Chair of<br />
Conceptual and Structural Design TU Berlin,<br />
School of Architecture and Technology UCJC<br />
Madrid, IAAC Barcelona, IUAV <strong>Venice</strong> Films<br />
Marta San Vicente, Harun Farocki, Vimal<br />
Bhojraj, Fundació Enric Miralles, Fundación<br />
ICO, CUSP, Akshid Rajendran Photography:<br />
Javier Callejas
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