Fruitful Learning Together Seminar
The three PRIVACY scholars Fredrik Torisson, Rikke Lyngsø Christensen and Fabio Gigone gave the Privacy team an introduction to architectural planning in early modern times
The focus of the Learning Together Seminar was especially on the ways in which the general architectural work and the visual representation of buildings have been carried out. First, they gave a historical overview that showed how the problem of representing architecture as a three-dimensional matter onto the flat surface of a piece of paper had long puzzled architects. Although the method of plan, elevation and section is commonly known and used today , this method was first formulated in writing in early modern times - in a letter by Raphael to Pope Leo X in the 16th century. Moreover, they gave a closer look at ground plans and discussed these as abstractions with additional symbols and signs that assist the reader in deciphering how a plan can be read.
After the crash course in the history of architectural drawings, the PRIVACY team was presented with the ground plan of Versailles. The team was split into three groups looking at how the rooms where organized, their symbols and the representation of power. Each group presented its findings and the seminar ended up in an open discussion about how architecture can be seen as an instrument to display external power and how architecture can screen daily life so that various spheres of privacy can be traced.
