Corpus : Curated cartographies of the cities' built and unbuilt

Curated cartographies of the cities built and unbuilt

A free and independant tool

Corpus is an initiative aiming to build a free and independent mobile tool for Architects, urban planner and landscape architects to discover in depth their own city or the cities of their European counterparts from both contemporary and historical perspectives.

Gathering knowledge about our cities

Rather than trying to be exhaustive, Corpus presents a curated selection of research on urbanism and architecture in our cities. Through this curation, it supports and extends the reach of qualitative content produced through exhibitions, publications, PhD projects, and other research initiatives.

Introduction:

Thoroughly examines the theme topic via detailed explanations that are supported by diagrams, historical photos, and other visuals.

Curated projects:

A selection of projects, both built and unbuilt, that best illustrate the theme. Each of them comes with building cards containing data, plans, and in-depth explanations.

Thematic cartography:

An overlay of GIS data coming as a support in the explanation of the theme topic.

Base map:

A simple interactive map offering user location and other tools.

A Theme-based approach:

To ensure objectivity and avoid commercial bias, Corpus focuses on gathering knowledge around multidisciplinary themes significant to the city. Given the spatial nature of our practices, Its primary medium is an interactive map that organizes and overlays information.

COPENHAGEN

> Functionalism
> The "Copenhagen courtyard”
> Museum of Broken dreams
> Building on the water
> Bicycle city
> Post-industrialism
> Climate adaptation
> Copenhagen 2050

PARIS

Open Call for theme suggestion
(in App)

ROTTERDAM

Open Call for theme suggestion
(in App)

BRUSSEL

Open Call for theme suggestion
(in App)

ZURICH

Open Call for theme suggestion
(in App)

Knowledge sharing at a European scale

This project is trying to become European, because it believes in knowledge sharing as a fundamental need for a sustainable future. The app content is and will always remain free, its financing will be supported by European grants and its content by pro-bono initiatives.