Patricio Pouchulu (born April 13, 1965) is a contemporary
organic
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architect
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.
Born in
Buenos Aires
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, he graduated as an architect at
Universidad de Buenos Aires before moving to
London to study with
Peter Cook
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at
The Bartlett
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School of Architecture,
University College London
, mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward
, established =
, type = Public research university
, endowment = £143 million (2020)
, budget = � ...
, where he got a
M.Arch. He was awarded by the
British Council
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and
Fondo Nacional de las Artes
The ''Fondo Nacional de las Artes'' or FNA (in English: National Endowment for the Arts, Argentina), is a cultural public organization created in Buenos Aires on 3 February 1958. Its purpose is to promote cultural, educational and literary activit ...
. He taught at the
University of Buenos Aires
The University of Buenos Aires ( es, Universidad de Buenos Aires, UBA) is a public research university in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Established in 1821, it is the premier institution of higher learning in the country and one of the most presti ...
(1989–1996),
Fachhochschule-
Munich, Germany (1999–2004). He is invited as external critic at the Bartlett and other schools since 2000. He is investigating on Habitat.
Architecture and influence
Pouchulu is a faraway disciple of
Frank Lloyd Wright. His architecture has various exploratory lines, in the lineage of
Hugo Häring
Hugo Häring (11 May 1882 – 17 May 1958) was a German architect and architectural writer best known for his writings on "organic architecture", and as a figure in architectural debates about functionalism in the 1920s and 1930s, though he had a ...
,
John Lautner
John Edward Lautner (16 July 1911 – 24 October 1994) was an American architect. Following an apprenticeship in the mid-1930s with the Taliesin Fellowship led by Frank Lloyd Wright, Lautner opened his own practice in 1938, where he worked for t ...
and
Paul Rudolph. His approach to
Futurism,
Expressionism,
Japanese architecture and
African art
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gives his projects atemporal, refreshing atmospheres, already present in his early
architectural drawings and
paintings. His work is devoted to the exploration of unknown architectural territories and contemporary
Utopias
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.
In Buenos Aires he experienced the
Modern Movement
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through the early work of
Clorindo Testa
Clorindo Manuel José Testa (December 10, 1923 – April 11, 2013) was an Italian-Argentine architect and artist.
Testa was one of the leaders of the Argentine rationalist movement and one of the pioneers of the brutalist movement in Argen ...
; after visiting his office in the late eighties they eventually became friends. He co-organized events with
Jorge Glusberg (
CAYC) for the BA/Bienal Internacional de Arquitectura de Buenos Aires, where he exhibited experimental projects. Hosted by Peter Cook, in 2000 Pouchulu lectured in London on his Architectural Fictions. He attended the Venice Biennale, and Documenta in Kassel, where he met
Yona Friedman
Yona Friedman (5 June 1923 – 20 February 2020) was a Hungarian-born French architect, urban planner and designer. He was influential in the late 1950s and early 1960s, best known for his theory of "mobile architecture".
Early years
Born in B ...
.
Understanding
Pouchulu's predicate shows a subtle oscillation between historical principles and contemporary programmes, in pursuit of synthesis and symbolic unity. He is detached from conceptual fragmentation, parametric resources or digital imaginary as a source of inspiration. Furthermore, he has been an outsider of architectural movements like
Deconstructivism
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. Though his spaces are often composed with methods from
Structuralism, they show a high degree of freedom, probably inspired by
Oscar Niemeyer. His work exudes spirituality, like his Grand Egyptian Museum or House in a Cliff.
Practice
Pouchulu is partnering with engineers Patrick Teuffel (Stuttgart), developing a sustainable project in the Netherlands, and since 2005 with Nick MacLean (working on conversions in protected areas in central London). Previously he worked with Susanne Biek on international competitions (Munich 1999-04). He has been applying working parameters produced from his researches, particularly ESP (Essential Spatial Project) and LEA (Light Easy Architecture), where structural and function configurations are co-determined by lightweight components and
green energy
Energy is sustainable if it "meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs". Most definitions of sustainable energy include considerations of environmental aspects such as greenho ...
.
Habitat
He is researching on Earth's Sciences, particularly
Climate Change and
Habitat, warning about the imminent catastrophe produced by
Overpopulation
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,
Overexploitation and
Global Warming. His recent projects analyze
modular design methods and
passive cooling
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.
Projects
Below is a selection of projects:
* MNBA/Moderno,
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Buenos Aires)
The Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes ("National Museum of Fine Arts") is an Argentine art museum in Buenos Aires, located in the Recoleta section of the city. The Museum inaugurated a branch in Neuquén in 2004. The museum hosts works by Goya, Remb ...
(proposed extension),
Argentina
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, 2000–16
* Cyclotel,
The Netherlands and
Europe, 2012–20
* Stockholm Library,
Stockholm,
Sweden, 2007
* Olive House, near the
Walhalla temple
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,
Bavaria
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,
Deutschland
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, 2006
* Valhall House,
Hardanger
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,
Hardangerfjord
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,
Norway, 2003
* Kalevala,
Åland,
Finland, 2002
*
Grand Egyptian Museum,
Giza
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,
Egypt, 2002
* Bauer House,
Scotland,
United Kingdom, 2001
* Meran thermal baths,
Meran,
Italy, 1999
* London Bridge Project, London, United Kingdom, 1998
* Project for a city in the desert,
Patagonia, Argentina, 1996
* House in a Cliff,
California, 1994
* Gaboto Building, 1st. version, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1986
References
Articles
* http://chroniquesdebuenosaires.hautetfort.com/tag/patricio%20pouchulu
* http://www.politics.co.uk/comment-analysis/2012/02/13/comment-despite-falklands-argentina-and-britain-can-still-be
* https://getinfo.de/app/Dreams-and-Visions-Patricio-Pouchulu/id/BLSE%3ARN151253347
* http://www.arqchile.cl/pouchulu_arquitecto.htm
* http://archive-cl.com/page/1346807/2013-02-07/http://www.arqchile.cl/critica.htm
* https://web.archive.org/web/20071024045453/http://www.elcorreogallego.es/canalInmobiliario/index.php?idMenu=3
External links
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Architects from Buenos Aires
Living people
1965 births
Alumni of The Bartlett