It will be held in person and livestreamed on the Center’s YouTube Channel. This project is made possible through support from the Terra Foundation for American Art, and is co-sponsored by the UCLA American Indian Studies Center and UCLA Latin American Institute. Stage set design or “ephemeral architecture” is more spontaneous and allows the designer to learn, grow and see their results much faster its permanence comes from whatever visual and physical experience one has with the design in question.–conference organized by Stella Nair (University of California, Los Angeles) and Paul Niell (Florida State University) On the other hand, film and theatre design provide satisfaction on a short-term basis. Traditionally, architectural satisfaction is achieved by leaving a permanent long-term mark in the world. What can you say about stage set design as a form of “ephemeral architecture”? Although it was a one-semester class, the students got so involved and enthusiastic with the project that they worked on it for nearly two semesters just so they could see it become a reality. The difficulty was reached during the construction period where kinks appeared and the students had to come up with solutions on the spot. Since architecture allows us to have so much knowledge on different subjects the design process came easily to the students. Since there is such a dire need to diversify within the profession of architecture, this provided the students with an outlet to experiment with one of the many options available. The students had to learn to work based on instinct rather than tied to strict design rules.
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They had to challenge their design in a professional aspect while maintaining a comfortable environment for the user. My students had to face the challenge of smoothing out the language in terms of what the user (drama students) could understand and were familiar with. Our team was guided mostly by what the space could provide and how it could explain what type of activity was to take place there. It was an interesting combination since the drama department focused more on how the space would be utilized and not on what the space could provide this is were we came in. We worked in collaboration with the Fine Arts Drama Department. How was the experience working with another faculty/discipline? This experience would serve as an outlet for experimentation and the making of rookie mistakes while finding solutions to correct said mistakes before heading into the field as an Architect where the margin of error allowed is slim to none. The goal was to go through the rookie experience of designing a space that would go past the design and actually become a built reality.
The students had to design with: stage lighting colors architectural elements such as: columns, walls, floors, ramps and stairs material quantity and costs the construction stage and functionality and variability. What where some of the tools that had to be considered in the design process? A minimum amount of elements was to be used to provide different spatial experiences in a reduced space. The intention was to design a space that would allow an easy adaptation and transformation for the varying scenes of a script.
The purpose of this course was to expose the students to an experience based on a script as a “design originator”. Location: University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus Stage set design or “ephemeral architecture” is more spontaneous and allows the designer to learn, grow and see their results much faster its permanence comes from whatever visual and physical experience one has with the design in question. Ephemeral Architecture: a stage set design investigation Ephemeral Architecture
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