Material Hands-on Engaging with materials is in itself a means of learning. While trying to construct the forms on-site, one learns how the drawings are translated into a physical reality. At every level of making, questions arise and their solution arrives from experimenting with the materials. How much water will it require to make slurry? How to handle tools? How much time does this take? How does the texture of the tile feel? All these kinds of questions arise while working with materials. The nature of the material is thus learned by handling it. The hands-on experience also involves us at every scale of form, from the overall dimensions to the minute detail where two or more materials come together. This chapter is a compilation of the learnings from hands-on exploration on site.
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