Mapping Architectural Controversies (MAC) is an interactive website dedicated to students and researchers working on controversies surrounding design projects, buildings, master plans, and urban and development issues. Documenting and visualising recent controversies in architecture, it also aims to address a broader audience interested in the design of cities, spatial networks and built environments as well as planners, representatives of city government, NGOs and citizens. As it is a part of the EU-funded project MACOSPOL, Mapping Architectural Controversies draws on a variety of documental sources and visual methods to explore the multifarious connections of architecture and society.
Controversy mapping of London 2012 Olympic Stadium
3D animation courtesy of Danny Richards (MSA)
Mapping Controversies comprises a research method, a teaching philosophy and a way to approach public debates. The platform serves as a database on controversies related to a variety of topics from Science, Technology, Innovation, Design and Urban Planning, provides tutorial guidance to the Mapping Controversies teaching and learning methods and their relevance to architectural studies, and showcases some initiatives in enhancing the public understanding of controversies.
Top 6 MSA websites for 2011:
- The Dunes of Scotland Golf Resort (18)
- BBC Broadcasting House, London (5)
- Ground Zero (10)
- Birmingham Central Library (16)
- Prince Charles (Chelsea Barracks) (21)
Commendation for Research:
Nu River Dam (3)
Commendation for Design:
Note: All of the 2011 mapping controversies student websites are now available to view online.
Presentation at Futur en Seine, Paris:
The Dunes of Scotland team presented at the Futur en Seine Festival in Paris on the 20th of June. An interview below details more.
The mapping of controversies from Sciences Po on Vimeo.
