The Autopoiesis of Architecture and Societal Function of Architecture was the title of the lecture given by Patrick Schumacher in the Berlage as invitation from the Relational Urbanism Studio. In the lecture Patrick outlined the case made in his latest publication The Autopoiesis of Architecture, of the disciplinary autonomy of architecture when considered as a system of communication. During the debate that followed, further remarks opened by Vedran Mimica and Eduardo Rico amongst others explored the implications of the statement both in its relations to engineering and other social spheres.
Patrick also participated in a short review of the work of the students (pictures with Eduardo Rico and Vedran Mimica) where specific aspects of the course methodology and approach to a relational understanding of the city were discussed in the context of his intervention.