Thoughts for Next Semester
Based on the feedback I have received over
mind
the last few weeks and at my final review
what architectural direction I would like my
there are a number of areas which I wish to
project to take, by hopefully letting the choice
explore in semester two in order to further
of materials guide this process.
and
to
conduct
further
research
into
develop my thesis. In addition, I would be interested in further I hope to develop a contact with the science/
developing
engineering department in order to continue
construction materials and how this could be
my research into mycelium based composite
achieved in an Irish context
my
knowledge
of
the
reuse
of
materials. I hope that this would provide me with the right tools to properly fabricate and
In all, my intention is to develop an idea for
test different forms of the material in order
the
future
to further my knowledge on the subject and
one
which
its possible role in the future of construction.
construction whilst still maintaining low levels
of
the
Irish
embraces
construction
low
embodied
sector, energy
of operational energy consumption. I hope to I would very much like to get in contact with
do this through the continued research into
Beth Shotton to find out more about her work
new and innovative materials such as mycelium
and research into dowel laminated timber and
composites and dowel laminated timber and
its variety of capabilities.
the ways in which they could be integrated into use and development in Ireland. I hope to
In
terms
of
to
continue
architectural my
line
of
typology inquiry
I
intend
into
understand how this, coupled with the reuse
the
of construction materials could form a new
exponential growth of urban populations and
architectural language and method of design
the architecture that would result from catering
and construction throughout the country.
to this rise in numbers in a manner that does not rely on conventional, high energy building methods. With this in mind though, there has also
been
a
question
of
what
architectural
typology would be most fitting to explore these new
building
materials
and
methodologies
and whether it would be suited to residential architecture. Therefore I want to keep an open
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