| Title |
Archigram’s Capsule and Megastructure as Nomad Architecture |
| Authors |
조은지(Cho, Eun-Ji) ; 남성택(Nam, Sung-Taeg) |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5659/JAIK.2025.41.12.193 |
| Keywords |
Capsule; Environmental Apparatus; Interrelationship; Archigram; Megastructure |
| Abstract |
This paper is a study of ‘Environmental techniques’ in relation to the ‘Architectural Envelope’ as structural technique. Using three case
studies, respectively: Capsule, Megastructure and Plug-in city. The first is the interrelationship (reciprocal relationship or integration) between
the structural techniques and environmental techniques in the Second Machine Age. By comparing and analysing the architectural models of
Archigram’s Capsule and Banham’s ‘tent and camp-fire’, it establishes the theoretical foundation for the separation and integration techniques
in architecture at that time. Especially, this paper demonstrates the legitimacy of mobility in Nomad Architecture. The second explores the
‘Environmental Tree’ turned into an Environmental Envelope. That is, the integration of the ‘Architectural Envelope’ and ‘Environmental
Apparatus’ closely intertwined with the technological advancement. Regardless of scale, Megastructure and ‘Environmental Tree’ are analysed
using criteria such as capsule. Then, the evolution of this techniques is examined in terms of its extension to building envelopes, with a
focus on ‘Environmental Envelope’. As a result, the contributions of architects are analysed to enhance the architectural techniques that have
evolved since the Machine Age. |