"In Japan, when the cherry trees bloom, we gather under their branches to celebrate it. We separate the space with elongated curtains that in turn, become a place of celebration during the ceremony. Then it turns into nature again. In my opinion, there is no better architecture." This reference to the Japanese architect Toyo Ito is an important starting point for Project 2, HABITER-CIRCULER entre REALITE e FICTION (online project). Indeed, Ito’s work traces a thin borderline between the physical and the virtual. For instance, in his project “The Nomad Girl”, the concept of home was diffused throughout the city. It thus allowed her to incorporate fragments of urban space in the form of a collage. You will be asked to draw one concept from the part of the city you know best, understanding the drawing not only as a tool for representation but also as a way of thinking: How one can appropriate the contemporary city to develop a private action that, until very rece...
