Making a lot with little – Modular architecture, starting with Walter Segal
This paper examines the remarkable design journey of the Jewish architect Walter Segal and his fifty-year career in London. After his early experiments in Ascona (Switzerland), Segal developed a system of construction in wood that was based on using the modular components of materials in the forms...
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This paper examines the remarkable design journey of the Jewish architect Walter Segal and his fifty-year career in London. After his early experiments in Ascona (Switzerland), Segal developed a system of construction in wood that was based on using the modular components of materials in the forms that were available on the market. This method attracted considerable interest, being both simple and economical, and went on to become a system of self-build construction. The paper attempts to follow some of the hidden channels that link Segal’s practice with movements within the complex geography of contemporary architectural design: movements that focus on reclaiming ‘making’, on the sustainability intrinsic in Segal’s principles, and on a pragmatic aesthetic that takes account of events and external circumstances to achieve ‘more’ with ‘less’.
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Received: 10/09/2023; Revised: 08/10/2023; Accepted: 26/10/2023
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| spelling | doaj-art-5abe3eba4361430dad00e5d6bcc92f3b2025-02-03T09:54:52ZengLetteraVentidue SrlAgathón2464-93092532-683X2023-12-011410.19229/2464-9309/14132023Making a lot with little – Modular architecture, starting with Walter SegalNiccolò Di Virgilio0‘Sapienza’ University of Rome (Italy) This paper examines the remarkable design journey of the Jewish architect Walter Segal and his fifty-year career in London. After his early experiments in Ascona (Switzerland), Segal developed a system of construction in wood that was based on using the modular components of materials in the forms that were available on the market. This method attracted considerable interest, being both simple and economical, and went on to become a system of self-build construction. The paper attempts to follow some of the hidden channels that link Segal’s practice with movements within the complex geography of contemporary architectural design: movements that focus on reclaiming ‘making’, on the sustainability intrinsic in Segal’s principles, and on a pragmatic aesthetic that takes account of events and external circumstances to achieve ‘more’ with ‘less’. Article info Received: 10/09/2023; Revised: 08/10/2023; Accepted: 26/10/2023 http://www.agathon.it/agathon/article/view/380modularitymetamorphosisself-buildeconomy of materialsdesign for disassembly |
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| title | Making a lot with little – Modular architecture, starting with Walter Segal |
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| topic | modularity metamorphosis self-build economy of materials design for disassembly |
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