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Our
minds
processing
are
capable
of
large
amounts
of
i n f o r m a t i o n a t o n c e . To d o t h i s , h o w e v e r, t h e b r a i n a u t o m a t i c a l l y reduces,
categorizes,
and
selects certain information over others.
Imagine what the brain
could do if it were trained to keep large
amounts
present at once! to
understand
of
information
In an attempt information
layering and overlapping, this a r c h i t e c t ’s b o o k w a s p r o d u c e d .
M A T E R I A L S / / Cedar wood, piano wire, acrylic, printed paper, permanent marker, Copic marker
This
book
was
inspired
from
the
design process used Fall 2013 for the design of the West Bank School of Music (WBSM).
The project involved
designing a new music cooperative for a client that has rich history and strong of
roots
in
its
neighborhood
C e d a r- R i v e r s i d e ,
Minneapolis.
Throughout the design process, layers of information were acquired relating to
H I S T O R Y,
PROGRAM,
C U LT U R E ,
FORM,
I N N O VAT I O N ,
and
SITE,
EXPERIENCE, C O M P L E X I T Y,
and it was difficult to keep all of the i n f o r m a t i o n i n v i e w. T h e e a s i e s t t h i n g was to solve one problem, check it off the list, and move on to the next. H o w e v e r, d o i n g s o m a d e t h e p r o j e c t become dull and lifeless.
It became
important to find a way to not reduce the amount of information, and to keep
some
ambiguity
within
the
project to allow for serendipitous or i n n o v a t i v e d e s i g n m o m e n t s t o o c c u r.
Therefore, this book becomes well
a
as
about
tool,
a
as
narrative
the
design
process.
It
layers
information
onto
transparent pages so that
the
drawings,
text, and images may overlap and illuminate new
connections.
F u r t h e r, e a c h l a y e r i s moveable in the x-y direction the
to
adjust
conditions
overlap,
and
of bring
about a new narrative and connections. The narrative is a string of quotes from architects and
theorists
that
may or may not want to be referenced with each
o t h e r,
adding
just one more layer of provocation.