Copying happens all the time in architecture. From students copying the lessons of established examples, repeating model houses, overtly referencing elements from the past, to literally making blueprints, the act of copying is an important tool for architects. Rarely is copying seen as a truly negative or forbidden activity like it might be in other creative disciplines. This video breaks down the how and why architects copy. It covers some postmodern precedents like the Sainsbury Wing, Vanna Venturi House, Villa Dall'Ava by Rem Koolhaas, as well as the more recent examples like the Eyebeam competition and the David Childs lawsuit. All of these examples serve to highlight the wide range of copies in architecture, from the creative and clever to the lazy and malicious.

*Correction* The binoculars were a collaboration between Frank Gehry and Claes Oldenburg. But the continuing use of the technique with projects like the fish still applies.

For another great take on copying in architecture, please visit my friends over at archimarathon:    • CopyRight  CopyWrong | Plagiarism in...  

*I mispronounce both Le Corbusier and Koolhaas in this video. I know that. All your kind help in pronouncing their names correctly will be applied in later videos. These videos take a few weeks for me to put together and I wasn't able to implement your lessons into this video. Thanks for your patience and enjoy!*

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Stewart Hicks is an architectural design educator that leads studios and lecture courses as an Associate Professor in the School of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He also serves as an Associate Dean in the College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts and is the cofounder of the practice Design With Company. His work has earned awards such as the Architecture Record Design Vanguard Award or the Young Architect’s Forum Award and has been featured in exhibitions such as the Chicago Architecture Biennial and Design Miami, as well as at the V&A Museum and Tate Modern in London. His writings can be found in the coauthored book Misguided Tactics for Propriety Calibration, published with the Graham Foundation, as well as essays in MONU magazine, the AIA Journal Manifest, Log, bracket, and the guestedited issue of MAS Context on the topic of character architecture.

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