The work of Anna & Eugeni Bach understands time as an essential ally of architecture. Vernacular architecture's remarkable resourcefulness—whether material, energy, or effort—stems from a prolonged learning process shaped by natural selection and collective knowledge. Individual architects cannot benefit from the trial and error of centuries and, therefore, are obliged to compress time into a design process followed by construction. In their work, the Bachs cast an uninhibited look to the past in order to imagine and construct future scenarios.
The lecture will take place at the Charnley-Persky House Museum (1365 North Astor Street, Chicago, IL 60610), headquarters of the Society of Architectural Historians.
Anna and Eugeni Bach will be introduced by Dan Wheeler, founding principal of Wheeler Kearns Architects and Professor of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
