DETAILS DETAILS handrail revitalization

What is an architectural detail today?

This course is an investigation into the future of the architectural detail. It considered a range of critical positions on the issue, and tests their outcome through the design and fabrication of an architectural detail.

“A number of contemporary architects, from Ben Van Berkel to Zaha Hadid and Rem Koolhaus have suggested that the relevance of the architectural detail has faded in favor of more subservient part to whole relationships.

There is no denying that, given the simultaneous technological advancement and material development of our era, the idea of seamless continuities are on the horizon (if not at our fingertips) at least from the standpoint of constructability. But, is that really the best we can do? Or might the future of the architectural detail belong to a more nuanced approach that draws from a wider range of definitions?”

Metal is introduced into the design to intervene the solitary use of wood. Steel and mahogany are joined together with curvilinear interface and peculiar sectional profile

Collaboration with: Lezi Li, Wency Zhang

Instructor: Dwayne Oyler