https://annaulak.com annaulak Thu, 07 Sep 2023 20:44:39 +0000 https://annaulak.com en https://annaulak.com/DIAGRAMMATIC-ABSTRACTIONS-1 Sun, 20 Aug 2023 10:09:53 +0000 annaulak https://annaulak.com/DIAGRAMMATIC-ABSTRACTIONS-1 <img width="2642" height="1919" width_o="2642" height_o="1919" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/61fdfe33339afdae9a9aa53e73a4a07771261a649e669ddbe1b5aafa2809604f/Figure-6--The-major-levels-and-rates-for-the-model-of-an-urban-area--Urban-Dynamics--Forrester-1968-16.png" data-mid="188404270" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/61fdfe33339afdae9a9aa53e73a4a07771261a649e669ddbe1b5aafa2809604f/Figure-6--The-major-levels-and-rates-for-the-model-of-an-urban-area--Urban-Dynamics--Forrester-1968-16.png" /> Reasearch article published in Architectural Histories titled: Diagrammatic Abstractions: Jay Forrester’s Urban Dynamics and Its Contribution to Architecture and Urban Planning in the Late 1960s and Early 1970s Abrstract:&nbsp; In the 1960s and ’70s, Jay Wright Forrester (1918–2016) created a rigorous new method he called Urban Dynamics, in which he applied systems theory to urban planning by an extensive use of diagrams and computation. This article discusses how Forrester’s theories migrated from business theory to urbanism in educational settings and into real-life planning scenarios in the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). By focusing specifically on how Forrester adopted systems drawings that incorporated data and the use of computation for urban planning, the article argues that Urban Dynamics marked a changing approach to urban planning, favouring general managerial knowledge over competences specific to urban design. By conducting a visual analysis of Forrester’s diagrams, the article demonstrates how Forrester’s diagrams for his Urban Dynamics model were instrumental in concealing political ideals that blurred the border between the real and the ideal. &nbsp; Image credits:&nbsp; Urban Dynamics, Jay Forrester (1969: 16, 31–36, Figures 2–4) Year: 2023 Links: Architectural Histories https://annaulak.com/DACHGESCHOSSWOHNUNG Thu, 07 Sep 2023 20:44:39 +0000 annaulak https://annaulak.com/DACHGESCHOSSWOHNUNG <img width="1080" height="720" width_o="1080" height_o="720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/516f1fd63037de0550d26a420b4b09327c87d94f44e50e5fa18db1e6abcf604c/width_1080_3de8241c-ea7c-4273-8802-cc3814dea9a9.png" data-mid="190083844" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/516f1fd63037de0550d26a420b4b09327c87d94f44e50e5fa18db1e6abcf604c/width_1080_3de8241c-ea7c-4273-8802-cc3814dea9a9.png" /> Renovierung einer Dachgeschosswohnung für eine junge Familie. Die Dachgeschosswohnung wurde im Jahr 2000 auf einem denkmalgeschützten Gebäude aus dem 19. Jahrhundert. Die geplante Renovierung der Wohnung umfasst eine neue Isolierung, eine neue Kücheneinrichtung, ein zusätzliches Badezimmer, ein Zwischengeschoss und eine neue allgemeine Einrichtung des Wohnzimmers. Auch die Installation von Sonnenkollektoren soll geprüft werden. Rooftop apartment renovation for a young family. In the year 2000, the rooftop apartment was constructed on top of a 19th-century listed building. The planned renovation of the flat will include new insulation, a new kitchen layout, additional bathroom, mezzanine and a new general layout for the living room. Installation of solar panels will also be explored. &nbsp; Standort/ Location: Berlin Fläche/ Area: 100m2 Year: 2023Status: In progressDesign: Anna Ulak https://annaulak.com/DIAGRAMS-OF-GROWTH Fri, 28 Feb 2020 12:25:24 +0000 annaulak https://annaulak.com/DIAGRAMS-OF-GROWTH <img width="905" height="700" width_o="905" height_o="700" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/06f8370dea38e6a692ec3befe03cee3880c5efe120e9b0abf7b9c085510d77f7/1.jpg" data-mid="88755531" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/905/i/06f8370dea38e6a692ec3befe03cee3880c5efe120e9b0abf7b9c085510d77f7/1.jpg" /> <img width="905" height="700" width_o="905" height_o="700" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/554f056ab836af783535d3fec2070ecf29ba8de532f632f38c6eccf853b4c41c/2.jpg" data-mid="88755532" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/905/i/554f056ab836af783535d3fec2070ecf29ba8de532f632f38c6eccf853b4c41c/2.jpg" /> <img width="905" height="700" width_o="905" height_o="700" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/eade6aab1bb6b5419b4dfe5b5d2979129012cabafbab1ba81d0e26fd843c9d83/3.jpg" data-mid="88755533" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/905/i/eade6aab1bb6b5419b4dfe5b5d2979129012cabafbab1ba81d0e26fd843c9d83/3.jpg" /> Selection of archival drawings presented in a book for the 2019 Oslo Architecture Triennale titled "Enough: Architecture of Degrowth" In commemoration with the book The Limits to Growth produced by the Club of Rome, this book displays original drawings and process sketches of the world model presented in the book. Made by Jay Forrester and his colleagues at MIT, these drawings: Visualize consequences of industrial production and population growth on a global scale, and thus demonstrate how the concept of de-growth was discussed in 1972. The drawings are visual representations of systems theory, which is a mode of thinking closely connected to postwar developments in computation. Systems theory became highly influential to architecture and design in terms of thinking of design via systems—a mode of thought which still resonates today. This publication questions the ongoing discourse regarding how the graphics and methods of systems- theory mask the political dimensions to urban, world and environmental planning issues because their visuals appear neutral. Furthermore how Systems- Theorist Jay Forrester masked his political right wing views with his methods of applying systems theory and its neutral visuals to come to a “solution” for the degradation of the natural environment due to industrialization. This contribution hopes to demonstrate how various methods of representation influence how we conceive of the natural world, and in the case of The Limits to Growth the thoughts and designs of architects in the early 1970´s terms of how to deal with the climate crisis. This is done in order to reflect how some of these ideas might still resonate within architecture today. Oslo Architecture Triennale Date: 2019Venue: National Museum of Architecture- Oslo Links: Oslo Architecture Triennale, lecture Team: Anna Ulak https://annaulak.com/LIMITS-TO-GROWTH-REDUX Wed, 04 Nov 2020 09:10:15 +0000 annaulak https://annaulak.com/LIMITS-TO-GROWTH-REDUX <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/859c6b6b939d7a555d492e17ed50931858a9d0399c9284a250bd631762039fb8/3.3.jpg" data-mid="89273986" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/859c6b6b939d7a555d492e17ed50931858a9d0399c9284a250bd631762039fb8/3.3.jpg" /> <img width="905" height="700" width_o="905" height_o="700" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fbabe4eaf24177700350bec0cc7e505e92a388203618e8b5812a67a599bb69df/3.2.jpg" data-mid="89273947" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/905/i/fbabe4eaf24177700350bec0cc7e505e92a388203618e8b5812a67a599bb69df/3.2.jpg" /> <img width="905" height="700" width_o="905" height_o="700" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/490849a807e5421097cd48d48086dfa622202f5ad37a1b13acc72e605f1f3956/4.jpg" data-mid="89274157" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/905/i/490849a807e5421097cd48d48086dfa622202f5ad37a1b13acc72e605f1f3956/4.jpg" /> Selection of archival drawings displayed at Oslo Architecture Triennale 2019 titled "Enough: The Architecture of Degrowth" In commemoration with the book The Limits to Growth produced by the Club of Rome, this selection of archival drawings displays original drawings and process sketches of the world model presented in the book. Made by Jay Forrester and his colleagues at MIT, these drawings: Visualize consequences of industrial production and population growth on a global scale, and thus demonstrate how the concept of de-growth was discussed in 1972. The drawings are visual representations of systems theory, which is a mode of thinking closely connected to postwar developments in computation. Systems theory became highly influential to architecture and design in terms of thinking of design via systems—a mode of thought which still resonates today. This contribution hopes to demonstrate how various methods of representation influence how we conceive of the natural world, and in the case of The Limits to Growth the thoughts and designs of architects in the early 1970´s and how to deal with the climate crisis. Oslo Architecture Triennale Venue: National Museum of Architecture- Oslo Year: 2019 Links: Oslo Architecture Triennale, lecture Team: Anna Ulak https://annaulak.com/TWINSIES Tue, 05 Sep 2017 13:53:18 +0000 annaulak https://annaulak.com/TWINSIES <img width="905" height="700" width_o="905" height_o="700" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fd1d22d5635a7d3518eaf14c1be40a6dc38a337e806222f388839feefda979d6/2.jpg" data-mid="88755650" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/905/i/fd1d22d5635a7d3518eaf14c1be40a6dc38a337e806222f388839feefda979d6/2.jpg" /> <img width="905" height="700" width_o="905" height_o="700" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/735c2904fa4be040615e2e323a082b6d495224bf293734b4b38e3f6e448ede3a/Unbenannt-1_14.jpg" data-mid="88755664" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/905/i/735c2904fa4be040615e2e323a082b6d495224bf293734b4b38e3f6e448ede3a/Unbenannt-1_14.jpg" /> <img width="905" height="700" width_o="905" height_o="700" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0ec1ab4d0255f46ae2fb27e13f7f31a73e98b8e40acf9da3720e16591713100c/40.jpg" data-mid="88755660" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/905/i/0ec1ab4d0255f46ae2fb27e13f7f31a73e98b8e40acf9da3720e16591713100c/40.jpg" /> <img width="905" height="700" width_o="905" height_o="700" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0bac2a5024dbfaa82cb9e1b18e1807454b316a33431aca0e8496910f3f72a4d7/Unbenannt-1_13.jpg" data-mid="88755662" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/905/i/0bac2a5024dbfaa82cb9e1b18e1807454b316a33431aca0e8496910f3f72a4d7/Unbenannt-1_13.jpg" /> <img width="905" height="700" width_o="905" height_o="700" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ba1282656abcff8afa64908d59e82ad108832b98e7974290f4b3397ff7d644c4/Unbenannt-2_7.jpg" data-mid="88755657" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/905/i/ba1282656abcff8afa64908d59e82ad108832b98e7974290f4b3397ff7d644c4/Unbenannt-2_7.jpg" /> <img width="905" height="700" width_o="905" height_o="700" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ae45d6d3ae683f76ba21178a9967dac63092f61bc7192c7982dc5ef46c328c7e/16.jpg" data-mid="88755663" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/905/i/ae45d6d3ae683f76ba21178a9967dac63092f61bc7192c7982dc5ef46c328c7e/16.jpg" /> <img width="905" height="700" width_o="905" height_o="700" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/df986e10c87752a7d18f881e4d592258a8126dbe086a94ba657a3b5508a903fd/detail.jpg" data-mid="88755655" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/905/i/df986e10c87752a7d18f881e4d592258a8126dbe086a94ba657a3b5508a903fd/detail.jpg" /> This piece of furniture plays with the perception of viewing an object- that when viewed from a specific angle looks exactly like an isometric drawing of a cube. However the piece is a built parallelogram in 3d, a piece that is angled in two directions yet consistently maintains regular planes on the sides and from top to bottom. When placed on top of another in a variety of directions the pieces act as a stable bookshelf that has an interesting dynamic shape. Or the pieces can be placed beside one another to create a landscape of small coffee tables that can house a multiple of books and other objects. The form allows one to either display the shelved objects due to the cascading shelves or conceal them- depending from what angle the pieces are viewed. In short the distorted cubes become an invitation for the users to play and create their own unique furniture combinations.More photos of various combinations to come. Manufacturing details: Steel 2.5mm, powder coated paint off white. Outer form is made of one sheet of folded steel that is welded within the sharper angle of the piece. The two shelves are spot welded within the piece. Year: 2016 Team: Anna Ulak Status: Built https://annaulak.com/EUROPAN-13 Mon, 24 Sep 2018 07:57:17 +0000 annaulak https://annaulak.com/EUROPAN-13 <img width="670" height="518" width_o="670" height_o="518" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f8d8068bcfb163f2e427742d4eee99eef3e3d080294468e73dd7df329a4b0561/1_670.jpg" data-mid="91160810" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/670/i/f8d8068bcfb163f2e427742d4eee99eef3e3d080294468e73dd7df329a4b0561/1_670.jpg" /> Europan 13 Slected for exhibition within various sites in Warszaw such as the Pałac Kazimierzowski and in Berlin at the Aufbau Haus am Moritzplatz. Site: Warszaw Status: Closed Team: Anna Ulak https://annaulak.com/HUTTE-HAUS Fri, 25 Jan 2019 12:11:41 +0000 annaulak https://annaulak.com/HUTTE-HAUS <img width="1977" height="1757" width_o="1977" height_o="1757" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4673b70a5feef640a267fe337ab14580a1eccd8794c5ccebf5942577d393166f/site-plan_1.jpg" data-mid="88755667" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4673b70a5feef640a267fe337ab14580a1eccd8794c5ccebf5942577d393166f/site-plan_1.jpg" /> House on Lake Malawi Mozambique Location: Kasankha Lake Malawi, Malawi Status: In progress Team: Anna Ulak Client:Withheld Budget: Withheld https://annaulak.com/ARCHITECTURE-MEDIA-BIENNALE Tue, 05 Sep 2017 13:53:28 +0000 annaulak https://annaulak.com/ARCHITECTURE-MEDIA-BIENNALE <img width="905" height="523" width_o="905" height_o="523" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1014155fb1512fc421d8c14d8588cdc6b9294ce27fb23e02cb0a184c6594078e/1_5.jpg" data-mid="88755674" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/905/i/1014155fb1512fc421d8c14d8588cdc6b9294ce27fb23e02cb0a184c6594078e/1_5.jpg" /> <img width="905" height="523" width_o="905" height_o="523" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/380438bef9f9a01242a412fa65455aeb697b7d0c1fd784fb5518041072705e09/22.jpg" data-mid="88755675" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/905/i/380438bef9f9a01242a412fa65455aeb697b7d0c1fd784fb5518041072705e09/22.jpg" /> <img width="905" height="523" width_o="905" height_o="523" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e5567c72bc53cc9acae69bb60d471a2af243cebf616d2f58bf3a4b830d878bc9/44.jpg" data-mid="88755676" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/905/i/e5567c72bc53cc9acae69bb60d471a2af243cebf616d2f58bf3a4b830d878bc9/44.jpg" /> <img width="905" height="523" width_o="905" height_o="523" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8c87fede7a33a55ec347ef86b60fdcc622e6d2ad1cd05b42b99d5f950b1779d8/55.jpg" data-mid="88755677" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/905/i/8c87fede7a33a55ec347ef86b60fdcc622e6d2ad1cd05b42b99d5f950b1779d8/55.jpg" /> <img width="905" height="523" width_o="905" height_o="523" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c077c27d7325817401bc61f26b5ac9c93142d3edf29ca4d7e4785eaa2a1880a9/66.jpg" data-mid="88755679" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/905/i/c077c27d7325817401bc61f26b5ac9c93142d3edf29ca4d7e4785eaa2a1880a9/66.jpg" /> <img width="905" height="523" width_o="905" height_o="523" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1d86f9ae6ed2b49aa3526c41e8dbe8942db5ccef9bdb61c294339d71171dbd00/77.jpg" data-mid="88755680" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/905/i/1d86f9ae6ed2b49aa3526c41e8dbe8942db5ccef9bdb61c294339d71171dbd00/77.jpg" /> <img width="905" height="523" width_o="905" height_o="523" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c4c71ba6434475ac3c58c668fb208bbc24d3c6d730fca9993f5393acfd4d6b52/11.jpg" data-mid="88755669" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/905/i/c4c71ba6434475ac3c58c668fb208bbc24d3c6d730fca9993f5393acfd4d6b52/11.jpg" /> <img width="905" height="523" width_o="905" height_o="523" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e2aa40127fab79862bb9979227601ffbad94f2063228da76d56a10a3e196bb4e/99.jpg" data-mid="88755681" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/905/i/e2aa40127fab79862bb9979227601ffbad94f2063228da76d56a10a3e196bb4e/99.jpg" /> <img width="905" height="523" width_o="905" height_o="523" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a203caf89c70b427fc7c45427ad92c8d3d270b36aaf9c47d24868a2fa7d05c54/100.jpg" data-mid="88755682" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/905/i/a203caf89c70b427fc7c45427ad92c8d3d270b36aaf9c47d24868a2fa7d05c54/100.jpg" /> <img width="905" height="523" width_o="905" height_o="523" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/98c4e7ecc112c6141a1789576e8c5c2946090e00423fc2c212372fa55b699fa9/12.jpg" data-mid="88755671" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/905/i/98c4e7ecc112c6141a1789576e8c5c2946090e00423fc2c212372fa55b699fa9/12.jpg" /> <img width="905" height="523" width_o="905" height_o="523" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d1e59419c42edaaa75c6ab8188a3a450c05ac68b39231f5de336ffdb28e3daa8/13.jpg" data-mid="88755672" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/905/i/d1e59419c42edaaa75c6ab8188a3a450c05ac68b39231f5de336ffdb28e3daa8/13.jpg" /> Pavilion: Media Architecture Biennale During the 20th century the study of cybernetics offered an explanation for ecosystems in nature to achieve stability. Resulting from this was a popular view of nature that it is constructed on the premise of homeostasis: that is, it is proposed as a closed system with various feedback loops which, despite changing external conditions, is able to sustain a stable inner economy of energy pro¬duction and consumption. This is apparent when examining the theories of Jay Forester, a cybernetics professor at MIT and creator of the early warning system during the cold war, who believed that the whole world was just a network of sys¬tems with feedback loops. Ecology as cybernetics — everything can be explained and controlled as a system begins to sink in the public’s imagination, despite various failed test re¬sults by prominent ecologists. This project proposes a new way to look at the interweaving of the natural world and urban life through the use of new media and architecture. Rather than trying to manage the relationship between the natural and built environment with computation (and its metaphors) this project sets out to augment the natural world. Thus creating artificial environments that evokes the organic. An architecture that artificially amplifies the experiences of nature that is diminishing in the urban context. This was done by graphically abstracting various effects found in nature via VVVV programming and projecting this onto a public pavilion. Here the graphics produced and its experiential qualities once projected onto the pavilion is the goal of the project. Resulting in a new type of public pavilion/infrastructure for cities. The Pavilion was the result of a workshop at the Media Architecture Biennale 2014 in Aarhus Denmark. Participants put together the blocks to shape the pavilion as they wanted. Pathways throughout the pavilion were created to offer a variety of ways to circulate and experience the spatial qualities of the pavilion and its projections. Participants also programmed their own effects that were projected onto the pavilion. The piece was part of the main exhibition. Date: Nov. 2014. Location: Exhibited at Godsbanen in Aarhus Denmark. Media Biennale hosted by Aarhus University and Media Institute of Denmark. Press Links: DOMUS, Archinect, OH TIMES, VVVV Media Architecture Institute Team Lead: Anna Ulak, Philipp Rahlenbeck Team: Alya Grishko, Marcus Foth, Cristina R.Maier, Piotr Celewicz, Meletis Stathis, Urs Basteck, Giulia Panadisi, Michelangelo Vallicelli, Jeanette Falk Olesen, FLORES Thomas, Lloyd Emelle, Ana Moutinho, Winnie Soon, Hanna Schneider and Tasos Varoudis Project Links: Media Architecture Biennale https://annaulak.com/STORMING-MEDUSA-JAMES-BOND Mon, 24 Sep 2018 07:57:22 +0000 annaulak https://annaulak.com/STORMING-MEDUSA-JAMES-BOND <img width="905" height="700" width_o="905" height_o="700" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fcf655783e4830e0fc52e288690e1719ebcdd5f0dd3353b37e9316be594aab44/1.jpg" data-mid="88755685" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/905/i/fcf655783e4830e0fc52e288690e1719ebcdd5f0dd3353b37e9316be594aab44/1.jpg" /> <img width="905" height="700" width_o="905" height_o="700" 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width_o="3200" height_o="2472" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bccbafb60e0c8806a99974d5e0c5ab451f68699d1f63728c0659a071ca30f9ae/18.jpg" data-mid="88755702" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bccbafb60e0c8806a99974d5e0c5ab451f68699d1f63728c0659a071ca30f9ae/18.jpg" /> <img width="3200" height="2472" width_o="3200" height_o="2472" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3de562c3f629ae25b6686fc428e9b3fecb9c088c83388bc214cf2c2d46a286c5/19.jpg" data-mid="88755703" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3de562c3f629ae25b6686fc428e9b3fecb9c088c83388bc214cf2c2d46a286c5/19.jpg" /> "Storming Medusa" James Bond No. 25 Narrative architectural project James Bond movies have been a veritable catalogue of Cold war modernism. Each movie has a villain whose lair frequently uses the language of modern architecture. As such, James Bond movies can be considered phantasmagorias which have allowed audiences to imagine the future of architecture. But now that the Cold war is over, how can the James Bond genre be utilized again to imagine a new kind of architecture? Anchored off the coast of Cape Farewell in Greenland, the Medusa is proposed as the new villain’s lair in our ecologically and politically precarious present. The project draws on the physiological characteristics of jellyfish in order to suggest a new relationship between the built and natural environment. It posits formlessness over form, field conditions instead of clear spatial boundaries, and the opportunity for movement rather than stasis. This architecture occurs at the moment of contact between water and epidermis. The ingenuity of the Medusa, according to its designers, is that it does not have a determined form but rather actively constructs its own environment by staging weather events and harvesting the energy needed for its own survival. The medusa is constructed on the premise of homeostasis based on natural models: that is, it is proposed as a closed system which, despite changing external conditions, is able to sustain a stable inner economy of energy production and consumption. Yet this optimistic view of the Medusa turns out to be hopelessly naïve. The Medusa breaks down, is dragged to the shores of Africa, and is co-opted as a market. The gargantuan Medusa ultimately owes its survival to its ability to re-adapt to these new cultural conditions.&nbsp; Team: Anna Ulak Date: 2011 Press Links: archdaily, architecturedesignschool , archinect , urbannext Extra research can be viewed here villainslair.net https://annaulak.com/INFO Sat, 14 Jun 2014 09:27:54 +0000 annaulak https://annaulak.com/INFO <img width="300" height="300" width_o="300" height_o="300" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8089201e3e2f654230c6dbac1cb9d0d900b67876520cc1d5a9bd6e628cb9f8ef/ulakanna_sm2.jpg" data-mid="88755738" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/300/i/8089201e3e2f654230c6dbac1cb9d0d900b67876520cc1d5a9bd6e628cb9f8ef/ulakanna_sm2.jpg" /> Anna Ulak is a Ph.D. research fellow at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design- Department of Architecture. Her current research is looking at how systems theory proposed a new way of visualizing information and its ramifications on politics, ideas of environment and urban/architectural design. Some of her research dissemination includes: a research article published in Architectural Histories, conference presentations such as The Oslo Architecture Triennale and Association of Architectural Educators-- in addition to being displayed at The National Museum of Architecture Oslo. Ulak is a registered&nbsp; architect with the Architektenkammer Berlin. She has exhibited her architectural design work in Weimar, Toronto, Warsaw, Berlin, and in Aarhus Denmark. Her work has been published in archdaily, archinect, DOMUS, Media + Architecture Institute Vienna and has contributed to UrbanNext, Conditions Magazine and DOMUS.&nbsp; Professionally Ulak worked at several internationally recognized firms such as: Michael Maltzan Architects and GMP Architekten on various projects in Europe, The Mid East, and North America. She holds an M.Arch from the University of Toronto-Faculty of Architecture Landscape and Design. contact: email: Anna.Ulak@aho.no Anna Ulak, M. Arch / Architektenkammer Berlin 15531 instagram