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 Michael J. McCall (McCall Design Group) Phase II, Central Waterfront District, San Francisco, CA USA 2000, 13'50" This project is a product of our ongoing studies of the Central Waterfront District in San Francisco, California. It is a video exploration of this place, and its interaction with time, that seeks to inform future potentials. Architecture, like film, embodies a temporal and spatial presence. It is serial and episodic, yet unlike film, the urban collection of architecture is without a singular sequence. We look to express this by framing multiple views of the place and its relationship to time. These multiple perspectives question the stasis of traditional architectural and planning views of the city. We challenge the master plan, out-dated zoning ordinances, the tyranny of preservation, the rigidity of the grid, the mimicry of ‘contextualism’ and the rhetoric and conventions of New Urbanism. The purpose of this video, however, is not simply to document a specific place. We have a ontological desire, the origin of which is speculation on the nature and basis of the urban condition. This video probes the epistemology of the principles of architectural understanding and documentation. It seeks new ways to illuminate the intricacies of both the subject and object of architecture. Unlike a context that merely refers to the physical attributes of the surrounding, we posit a relational and interactive context that embraces current and evolving technologies, geographies, and emerging and changing cultures. The ubiquity of film makes it ideal for the common distribution, consumption, and discussion of the concepts of multiplicity, difference and fluidity in the urban condition. Through its formal qualities and cultural pervasion, film can break down the biases of expectations concerning architecture. A tool of aberration, film will help redefine expectations, both of the architect and the audience. Michael John McCall. Master of Architecture, with highest honors, University of Texas, Austin, TX Bachelor of Arts in Art, San Jose State University. Michael McCall founded McCall Design Group in 1989. He is a member of NCARB, ACSA, and CSI and licensed in 48 states. He is a Firm Patron Member of The Wurster Society at the College of Environmental Design, University of California at Berkeley. He has taught at the University of Texas, Austin, School of Architecture and is a member of the School Architecture Foundation Advisory Council. |
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