School of Architecture Lecture Series ~ Haptics of Place: Technologies, Assemblies and Spirit of Place
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The acronym VIF, or verify in field, is a notational convention on architectural drawings, alerting the builder that conditions in the field may differ from what appears on the drawings, and that further verification is necessary. The notation acknowledges the contingencies of constructions and the limits of architectural representation. It also speaks volumes about disciplinary questions about the scope and authority of drawings and the interactions necessary between concept and construction. At Höweler + Yoon, the terms "verification" and "field" are used to illuminate the design processes that they undertake in their work at different scales, from the detail to the urban scale. Eric Höweler will present a range of projects using Verify in Field as a lens to understand the work and how it fits into a broader cultural context.
Join us in person for the Fall 2022 CAPLA / School of Architecture Lecture Series, held at the Tucson Museum of Art, in partnership with AIA Southern Arizona. Registration is required:
Registration will begin at 4:30 p.m. Lecture will begin at 5:00 p.m., followed by reception at 6:00 p.m.
Header photo, Höweler + Yoon's Sky Courts in Chengu, China, by Yihuai Hu.
About Eric Höweler
Eric Höweler, who was born in Cali, Colombia, is an architect with over 20 years of experience in practice and an associate professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. He is co-founder of Höweler + Yoon Architecture, a multidisciplinary practice working between architecture, public space and media. For seven years, Eric served as an associate principal at Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, where he was the senior designer on the 118-story ICC Tower in Hong Kong. Höweler was a senior designer at Diller + Scofidio, where he worked on institutional and cultural projects such as the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston and the Juilliard School/Lincoln Center in New York. Current projects include the 50,000-square-foot MIT Museum.