Table o f C ontents
Chapter 01/ Proposal 14
01.01/ Introduction
01. Diagramming in architecture
02. Bernard Tschumi
03. Space, event and movement in architecture
01.02/ Research question and aim
01.03/ Methodology
01.04/ Scope and limitations
Chapter 02/ Theory of Diagrams and Bernard Tschumi 20
02.01/ History of diagrams in architecture
02.02/ Bernard Tschumi and his ideology
01. Bernard Tschumi
02. Bernard Tschumi: space, event and movement
03. Deconstructivism in architecture
02.03/ Bernard Tschumi about Diagrams and Sequences
Chapter 03/ Understanding the construction of a diagram 28
03.01/ The reality proximity of a diagram (Bernard Tschumi)
03.02/ The manifestation of a diagram
03.03/ The basic elements of a diagram (Douglas Graf)
03.04/ Movements in a diagram (Williams J. Bowman)
03.05/ Transformation techniques in a diagram
Chapter 04/ Case Studies 38
Chapter 04A/ Manhattan transcripts 40
04A.01/ Introduction to Manhattan Transcripts
04A.02/ Transcripts I, II, III, IV
04A.03/ Why transcripts ‘I’ and ‘IV’?
04A.04/ The analysis 47
01. The MT I: ‘The Park’ ( Screen i and ii )
02. The MT IV: ‘The Block’ ( Screen i )
03. The MT IV: ‘The Block’ ( Screen ii and iii)
Chapter 04B/ Parc de la Villette 60
04B.01/ Introduction to Parc de la Villette
04B.02/ Location and brief of Parc de la Villette
04B.03/ Design and Intentions of Bernard Tschumi
04B.04/ The analysis 73
01. The Diagram i
02. The Diagram ii
03. The Diagram iii
04. The Diagram iv
Chapter 05/ Movement and Transformation Analysis 92
05.01/ Manhattan Transcripts
01. The Park
02. The Block
05.02/ Parc de la Villette
05.03/ Table of Inferences
Chapter 06/ Conclusions 110
Chapter 07/ Index 114
07.01/ Vocabulary
07.02/ List of figures