Limit
/lĭm′ĭt/
s. m. [from Latin limes -mĭtis].
1. a. Boundary, terminal, or dividing line

The synonyms for limit can cause confusion in understanding the meaning of the word: edge, margin, threshold, border, but also obstacle, barrier, and wall.
We want to dwell on the concept of limits, not only physical but also virtual, social, disciplinary, technological, and philosophical. The limit not only refers to the materiality of architecture (material, structure, and space) but also to its immateriality (time, perception). Therefore, our mission is to transcend the conventional limits of architectural discourse. The central theme for the ACC Lectures 2024 is encapsulated in the compelling phrase, “Limits of Architecture. Architecture of Limits.”
The 2024 ACC Lecture Series “Limits of Architecture: Architecture of Limits” proposes a cycle of 12 seminars to open up a discussion among architects, researchers, designers, and other professionals in related interdisciplinary fields. We aim to delve into the multifaceted concept of limits, transcending the physical realm into the virtual, social, disciplinary, technological, and philosophical domains. The ‘limit’ will be explored not merely as a physical constraint but also as an immaterial construct, encompassing time and perception

 

Coordinator

Mauro Berta 

 

Curators

Paolo Bianco, Saurajeeta Bose, Federica Joe Gardella, Caterina Juric,Federico Madaro Giulia Montanaro, Marta Rossi, Federica Serra, Hongye Wu

 

Program

00_Introduction | DASP Curatorial Team

01_Revisiting “Stoffwechsel” | Sascha Roesler

02_Confined Spaces: A Journey Through Architectural Representations of Detention | Gabriele Stancato

03_The Architect as Enabler | Raul Avilla Royo

04_The Architect as Enabler | Pepe Barbieri

05_Architectural Activism: Challenging Space and Systemic Boundaries | Francesca Perani

06_After Comfort: Architects as Agents of Decarbonisation | Daniel A. Barber

07_Frontiers of Artificial Intelligence in Architecture pt.1. Intelligent Artifices? A Critical History of (and New Directions for) Generative Design | Daniel Cardoso Llach

08_Frontiers of Artificial Intelligence in Architecture pt.2. How is MVRDV Striving to Harness AI within the Design Process? | Fredy Fortich

09_ Limits of the Architectural Object | Snežana Vesnić

10_The Human Limit of the Human Being | Aaron Sprecher

11_Architecture Follows Fish | André Tavares

12_La vie en kit (Life, assembled) | Elodie Degavre

Extra_In and Out of Architecture: Climate, Labor and Reproductive Justice | Kadambari Baxi