Toward a sensorial urbanism

Mirko Zardini (1)

1 Canadian Centre for Architecture

In recent years, the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) has set to question at the assumptions on which architects operate. We have embarked on the study and revision of an undeclared territory of false assumptions, preconceptions, and attitudes in an attempt to evidence hidden agendas. We seek to investigate and explore the "grey zone" of contemporary culture, contemporary society, and contemporary architecture to critically expose its contradictions. The CCA's participation in the 2nd International Congress on Ambiances is inscribed inside a larger effort to study experience in a more critical and productive way. This effort is not directed towards finding or offering possible solutions but in revealing diverse directions and potentials. It is deliberately both a critique of our present conditions and a suggestion for alternative paths.

Mots clés: Second International Congress on Ambiances; Canadian Centre for Architecture; Senses; Urbanity; Ambiances in action

Domaines: Architecture, aménagement de l'espace; Sociologie

Mirko Zardini. Toward a sensorial urbanism. Ambiances in action / Ambiances en acte(s) - International Congress on Ambiances, Montreal 2012, Sep 2012, Montreal, Canada. pp.19-26. ⟨halshs-00745041⟩