season 1

The first edition of the SF(a) workshop focused on a critical analysis of Ridley Scott’s movie Blade Runner (1982), drawing inspiration from the philosophical works of Frederic Jameson, particularly his exploration of postmodernism, or the “Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism”.

Script

The SF(a) Workshop – Society, Film, Architecture involved 25 architecture students, who, in addition to practical activities, benefited from lectures held by speakers from three universities:

• “G. M. Cantacuzino” Faculty of Atchitecture” – “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iași;
• Faculty of History – “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași;
• Faculty of Letters – “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași
• School of Architecture and Urbanism – University of Brasilia. 

The starting point was the cult movie Blade Runner, directed by Ridley Scott. Having this point of reference, the discussions focused on the origins, character, and current relevance of post-modernism in architecture, cinema, philosophy, and literature.

The activities were structured in two stages:

• five lectures aimed at decoding the cinematographic, philosophical, historical, literary, and sociological meanings of this cult movie. 
• lecture dedicated to the history and evolution of poster-specific illustrations, open discussions, and hands-on work on developing concepts for alternative posters. 

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