Ephemeral Architecture: Design Temporary Spaces
Carry out an ephemeral project
A course by Diogo Aguiar , Architect
About the video: Carry out an ephemeral project
Overview
“In this class we will see that building a project involves thinking about its feasibility in structural, constructive, budgetary, logistical and sustainable terms. ”
In this video lesson Diogo Aguiar addresses the topic: Carry out an ephemeral project, which is part of the Domestika online course: Ephemeral Architecture: Design Temporary Spaces. Learn to ideate and develop an architectural project by exploring the material and sensory qualities of a temporary space.
Partial transcription of the video
“Building an Ephemeral Project After having conceived our ephemeral museum for a specific location and for a specific work of art, in this lesson, we’ll see that building an ephemeral project requires you to think about its feasibility in terms of structure, construction, budget, logistics and sustainability. Building an ephemeral museum is actually constructing a building. In that sense, you should show your ideas to an engineering team that is able to make the construction feasible. In the case of the Garden Pavilion, we worked with an engineer from Porto, who helped us define the structur...”
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Course summary for: Ephemeral Architecture: Design Temporary Spaces
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Architecture, Interior Architecture, Interior Design, Spatial Design

Diogo Aguiar
A course by Diogo Aguiar
From his namesake studio, architect Diogo Aguiar seeks a balance between art and architecture in all his installations and small-scale constructions, ranging from public to private.
He has appeared in various national and international publications, is a two-time winner of the ArchDaily Building of The Year Award, and has represented Portugal at the Venice Biennale of Architecture. He is also one of the co-founders of the Galeria de Arquitectura located in Porto, Portugal, a gallery that exhibits architectural projects "as an exercise in contemplating this discipline and its limits."
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