Analogue Oldnew Architecture

Title: Analogue Oldnew Architecture Authors: Miroslav Sik, Eva Willenegger and Lukas Imhof “Red is what the grandmother recognises as red and not what I as an architect or as part of a group define it to be.” “Rojo es lo que la abuela reconoce como rojo y no lo que yo, como arquitecto o como parte de un grupo, defino que sea”. “Yet according to Sik’s personal approach to architecture, the old is not copied and the new is not recreated according to the old rules. Instead, the old is used actively, or in other words “exploited”, as Sik calls it: “I am not as modest as the method might lead one to believe. I draw strength from the old to the new. I exploit the old – monuments conservators would not necessarily like what I do because I update what exists and in this way perhaps also take away its original carácter. I want to bring everything into play and use History actively”. Sin embargo, de acuerdo con el enfoque personal de Sik con respecto a la arquitectura, lo antiguo no se copia y lo nuevo no se recrea de acuerdo con las reglas antiguas. En cambio, lo viejo se usa activamente, o en otras palabras, “se explota”, como lo llama Sik: “No soy tan modesto como el método podría hacernos creer. Extraigo fuerzas de lo viejo hacia lo nuevo. Exploto lo antiguo: a los conservadores de monumentos no les gustaría necesariamente lo que hago porque actualizo lo que existe y de esta manera tal vez también elimine su carácter original. Quiero poner todo en juego y usar la Historia activamente”. “My approach has an impact in this era of luxury and design, stands apart from the global trend and generates a specific added value. In my class, the students never enjoy the jester’s license to design A rchitecture as a pure spatial sculpture. In order to achieve new designs in the future, we must accept that creativity is limited by building laws, construction programmes and cost pressure.