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IS ARCHITECTURE ART H O W A R C H I T E C T U R E A S A RT H A S A D V A N C E D DISCOURSE? A rc h i t e c t u re a s a r t i n t h i s c a s e a s a n e x p re s s i o n o f d e s i g n intent that have the power to evoke a feeling, emotion or a s s o c i a t i o n a n d p ro d u c e s i g n i f i c a n t e f f e c t s t o i t s c o n s u m e r s , h a s b e e n a n o n g o i n g c o n t r i b u t i o n t o t h e a rc h i t e c t u r a l discourse. T h e p y l o n s o f t h e K a r a n k t e m p l e a re s e e n a s a c a n v a s f o r a r t w o r k . I t i s a d o r n e d i n h i e ro g l y p h i c a n d re p re s e n t s a barrier a gateway to the inside of the temple that is a re p re s e n t a t i o n o f t h e re a l m o f t h e g o d s . T h e re a s o n w h y t h e y a re s o t a l l i n h e i g h t i s t o i n t i m i d a t e t h e u n w o r t h y. T h e s a m e i d e a o f d e c o r a t i o n h a s b e e n u s e d f o r m o re t h a n 1 5 0 0 y e a r s , l a t e r b y B r i t i s h a rc h i t e c t s i r J o h n S o a n e i n t h e adoring walls in home. The towering height and the chaos o f a r t w o r k s w e re c o n c e i v e d t o b e t r i c k t o o v e r w h e l m , a n d to cause a sense of severity and vertigo. One can see that e v e n t h o u g h S o a n e b o r ro w e d a p i e c e o f a n d i d e a f ro m K a rnak temple, that he also duly added his own intake to it.
HOW THIS HELPS CONTRIBUTE TO AN ARCHITECTURAL DISCOURSE?
I t l o o k s b a c k u p o n w h a t h a s a l re a d y h a p p e n e d / b e e n d o n e , re f l e c t i n g o n i t a n d re p ro d u c i n g i n i n a w a y t h a t b o t h re f l e c t s t h e z e i t g e i s t o f t h e t i m e a s w e l l a s o f f e r i n g s o m e t h i n g t h a t w i l l b e b ro a d e n t h e m e a n i n g o f a rc h i t e c t u re and give the opportunity for someone else in other parts of a rc h i t e c t u r a l p ro f e s s i o n t o re p l a y t h e p ro c e s s . T h e p re v i o u s w o r k s s h o w n a re g re a t w o r k s o f a r t . H o w e v e r i t i s u n d e n i a b l e t h a t t h e y a re a l s o o u t o f d a t e . I t i s m a n d a t o r y t h a t a rc h i t e c t u re a s a n a r t re f l e c t s t h e s o u l o f t h e c u r re n t a g e . A n d r i g h t n o w t h a t a g e d e m a n d s f o r s o m e t h i n g contemporary dynamic a parametric manifesto.
HOW ARCHITECTURAL AS SIGN HAS ADVANCED THE ARCHITECTURAL DISCOURSE? O n c e w e h a v e e s t a b l i s h e d t h a t a rc h i t e c t u re c o u l d b e a n art form, the question that follows is “Because it is tha s u b j e c t i v e , t h e n h o w d o w e i n t e r p re t i t ? � I t i s p re c i s e l y t h i s q u a l i t y i n a rc h i t e c t u re t h a t a l l o w s i t t o be defined also as a sign. A rc h i t e c r u e a s a s i g n i s h i g h l y re l a t e d t o t i t s a s s o c i a t i v e p o w e r s . T h ro u g h o u t h i s t o r y a rc h i t e c t u re h a s b e e n u s e d t o s h o w p o w e r, re p re s e n t a p o l i t i c a l s t a n c e , re p re s e n t a p a r t i c u l a r s o c i a l g ro u p s p re s e n c e , e t h n i c a l i d e n t i t y, o r c u l t u r a l i d e n t i t y. F o r e x a m p l e , s k y s c r a p e r s h a v e l o n g s i n c e b ro k e t h ro u g h f ro m i n t i a l m e e t i n g i t s s p a c e c o s t e f f i c i e n c y. d i f f e re n t f ro m i t s e a r l i e s t p re d e c e s o r s o f p ro t o - s k y s c r a p e r s . T h e y a r n o w a rc h i t e c t u r a l s i g n s o f m o d e r n c i v i l i z a t i o n a p ro o f o f t e c h n o l o g i c a l , e n g i n e e r i n g a d v a n c e , p ro o f o f f i n a n c i a l p o w e r, d e s i g n a n d c u l t u r a l p ro w e s s a n d s a t u re o f a n a t i o n .
T h i s i s w h a t i t m e a n s t o l o o k a t a rc h i t e c t u re a s a s i g n . Lo o k i n g a t a rc h i t e c t a s a s i g n m e a n s l o o k i n g a t a rc h i t e c t u re a n d i t s m e a n i n g a n d i m p a c t i n t h e p u b l i c s e y e . I n o rd e r t o p ro p e r l y i n t e r p re t a rc h i t e c t u re a n d t h e m e a n i n g s b e h i n d i t o n e m u s t l o o k a t i t s c o n t e x t i t s p re d e c e s s o r s , its design drivers and constraints and the designers and consumers. T h i s c o n t r i b u t e s t o t h e a rc h i t e c t u r a l d i s c o u r s e . I n t e r p re t a t i o n o f a s i n g l e a rc h i t e c t u r a l e n t i t y w i l l n o t b e a c h i e v e d without the extensive discussion that will touch upon other a re a s i n t h i s s u b j e c t . I t c o n t r i b u t e s t o t h e d i s c o u r s e b e c a u s e i n t e r p re t a t i o n o f a rc h i t e c t u re re l i e s o n a rc h i t e c t u r a l s y m b o l s a n d g e s t u re s , w h i c h h a v e d i f f e re n t m e a n i n g s o v e r t i m e . T h e re f o re l o o k i n g a t a rc h i t e c t u re a s a s i g n c o n t r i b u t e s t o t h e a rc h i t e c t u r a l d i s c o u r s e b e c a u s e i t i s e q u i v a l e n t t o i n t e r p re t i n g c o n s t a n t l y c h a n g i n g l a n g u a g e , t h a t a re influenced by the changing social, political, cultural and h i s t o r i c a l e n v i ro n m e n t . A rc h i t e c t u re h a s t o h a v e t h a t c a p a c i t y f o r p e o p l e t o p ro j ect their own understanding and beliefs into them, in a s e n s e s , t h e p u b l i c m u s t b e a l l o w e d t o a p p ro p r i a t e a b i t o f t h e i n t e r p re t i v e a s p e c t o f a rc h i t e c t u re . I f n o t a rc h i t e c t u re i s m e a n i n g l e s s a n d t h e re f o re i s d e t a c h e d f ro m i t s m a i n a u d i e n c e , re n d e r i n g i t d y s f u n c t i o n a n d u n l o v e d .
ARCHITECTURE AS AN URBAN EXPERIENCE
Lo o k i n g a t a rc h i t e c t u re a s a n u r b a n e x p e r i e n c e d o e s n o t s u b j e c t b u i l d i n g s o r a n y o t h e r a rc h i t e c t u r a l e l e m e n t s below the power of urban planners, or the city as a while. I t i s m e re l y a c k n o w l e d g i n g t h e f a c t t h a t a rc h i t e c t u re d i s s o l v e s i n t o n o t h i n g m o re b u t a n a c c u m u l a t i o n o f e x p e r i ence, emotions, memories, activities and necessities within an urban fabric. I t i s i n t e re s t i n g t o e x p l o re t h e s i t u a t i o n s w h e n a n i n d i v i d u a l s t o p s p e rc e i v i n g t h e c i t y a s a n a g g l o m e r a t i o n o f buildings, but instead as a series of experiences shaped a n d m a d e b y t h e s e p re c i s e a r r a n g e m e n t s t y l e s , a n d d e s i g n o f b u i l d i n g s o r o t h e r a rc h i t e c t u r a l e l e m e n t s .
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h o s a y s a rc h i t e c t u re c a n n o t b e f u n ? I n c o p e n h a g e n , M L R P A rc h i t e t s h a v e c re a t e d a f u n h o u s e t h a t t a k e s i t s e l f s e r i o u s l y. I n d o i n g s o i t h a s e v e v a t e d t h a a rc h i t e c t u re o f t h e p l a y g ro u n d t o s e r i o u s a rc h i t e c t u re , d e s e r v i n g o f w i d e r c o n s i d e r a t i o n . To o o f t e n a rc h i t e c t u re f o r c h i l d re n i s a m a n i f e s t a t i o n o f a d u l t s f a n t a s i e s f o r p l a y. W i t n e s s t h e m a n y a d v e n t u re p l a y g ro u n d s t h a t p l a u g e o u r c o u n t r y s i d e a n d a re b u i l t o u t o f m a s s i v e t a n a l i s e d t i m b e r m e m b e r s t h a t tiny hands could never grip. T h e m i r ro r h o u s e re l e c t s l i t t e r a l l y t h e p l a y o f c h i l d re n . I t i s b o t h s t r i c k i n g a n d s u t i b l e t h e e n d s a re e n t i re l y c l a d i n m i r ro r s w h i l e t h e v e r t i c a l t i m b e r s i d e s h i d e a s e r i e s o f d o o r s t h a t , w h e n o p e n e d , re v e a l c o n c a v e a n d c o n v e x f u n h o u s e m i r ro s . I n s i d e i s a f l e c i b l e s p a c e w i t h re s t ro o m s u s e d b y a k i n d e rg a r t e n d u r i n g t h d a y. A t n i g h t w h e n t h d o o r s a re c l o s e d a n o n y m i u t y re t u r n s a n t h e m i r ro re d e n d s q u i e t l e y re f l e c t t h e e n v i ro m e n t i n w h i c h t h e b u i l d i n g s i t s , w a i t i n g t o b e re a n i m a t e d b y t h e re t u r n o f t h e c h i l d re n . W h a t m a k e s t h i s h o u s e f re s h i s i t s a t t i t u d e t o i t s u s e r s a n d t o i t s e n v i ro m e n t . I t t a k e s c h i l d re n s e r i o u s l y a n d t h e y a re b e t t e r f o r i t . T h e h o u s e k n o w s i t s p l a c e a n d h o n o u r s i t . i f o n l y a rc h i t e c t s c o u l d a p p ro a c h t h e a d u l t w o r l d w i t h as much commitment and consideration, imagine the wond ro u s w o r l d w e c o u l d l i v e i n .
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f t e r a 1 9 9 6 f i re a t P r a t t I n s t i t u t e ’ s H i g g i n s H a l l , Steven Holl was commissioned to design a connection b e t w e e n t w o p re e x i s t i n g b u i l d i n g s . T h e re s u l t i n g d e s i g n f e a t u re s a n e w , c l e a r l y o r i e n t e d c e n t r a l e n t r a n c e c o u r t , in which the focal point of the façade is an asymmetrical composition of channel glass and steel sash windows. S t e v e n H o l l w a s a b l e t o m a n i p u l a t e t h i s i n s e r t i o n h a l l f ro m the façade employing traditionally industrial materials in a new, institutional context. Detailing on channel glass, a re l a t i v e l y n e w m a t e r i a l i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s , h a d n o t evolved beyond what had been in use for several decades i n i n d u s t r i a l b u i l d i n g i n E u ro p e . H o l l h a s c re a t e d a t r a n s i t i o n a l e x p e r i e n c e b e t w e e n t w o d i f f e re n t l a n g u a g e s . A s t h e t r a n s i t i o n i s n o t j u s t t h e f a c a d e but also the transition between the interior spaces, as you t r a v e l f ro m t h e p re e x i s t i n g b u i l d i n g , s m a l l e r d a r k e r a re a , i n t o a l a rg e b r i g h t l y l i t s t u d i o . T h e u s e o f t r a n s l u c e n t m a t e r i a l s w h i c h c o v e r t h e m a j o r i t y o f t h e b u i l d i n g c re a t e a e x c i t i n g e n e rg e t i c i n t e r i o r d u r i n g d a y a n d n i g h t . To m e e t t h e s i g n i f i c a n t l y h i g h e r p e r f o r m a n c e d e m a n d s of an institutional building in the US as well as Steven Holl’s aesthetic objectives, Heintges developed a detailing strategy to integrate custom steel windows within the glass-channel cladding. Higgins Hall is also one of the f i r s t b u i l d i n g s i n t h e U S t o e s t a b l i s h t h e u s e o f t r a n s p a rent capillary insulation encapsulated within channel glass, e n a b l i n g t h e p ro j e c t t o m e e t s t r i c t t h e r m a l p e r f o r m a n c e re q u i re m e n t s a n d e n s u re c o m f o r t d u r i n g N e w Yo r k ’ s c o l d winters.
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wed by the design of the Norwegian Wild Re i n d e e r C e n t re Pa v i l i o n o b s e r v a t i o n p l a t f o r m . T h e 9 0 - s q u a re - m e t e r s t r u c t u re w a s d e s i g n e d b y O s l o - b a s e d l a n d s c a p e , i n t e r i o r a n d a rc h i tectural design firm Snohetta. The Norwegian W i l d Re i n d e e r C e n t re Pa v i l i o n i s l o c a t e d a t H j e r k i n n o n t h e o u t s k i r t s o f D o v re f j e l l N a t i o n a l Pa r k , o v e r l o o k i n g t h e S n à ¸ h e t t a m o u n t a i n r a n g . The 90m2 building is open to the public and serves as an observation pavilion for the Wild Re i n d e e r F o u n d a t i o n e d u c a t i o n a l p ro g r a m s . T h e N a t i o n a l To u r i s t Ro u t e s s c h e m e i s a s u c c e s s f u l l o n g - t e r m a rc h i t e c t u r a l i n i t i a t i v e t h a t has transformed parts of rural Norway into nat i o n a l t o u r i s t a t t r a c t i o n s . P re v i o u s l y i s o l a t e d a re a s h a v e b e c o m e d e s t i n a t i o n s i n t h e m s e l v e s t h ro u g h t h e c o m m i s s i o n i n g o f a v a r i e t y o f b u i l t p ro j e c t s . A b o u t 5 0 h a v e b e e n u n d e r t a k e n , m a n y o f t h e m b y y o u n g e r a rc h i t e c t s , a n d t h e y i n c l u d e river saunas, viewing platforms and bridges, l a y- b y s , s t e p s a n d p a t h s d o w n t o w a t e r o r u p a mountain slope, cafes, hotels and exhibition and i n f o r m a t i o n c e n t re s . T h e p ro j e c t s s p a n f ro m t h e s o u t h e r n t o w n o f J a e re n t o t h e n o r t h e r n t i p o f Va re n g e r. V i s i t o r s a n d N o r w e g i a n n a t i v e s a l i k e a re a f f o rd e d t h e l u x u r y o f s a f e ro a d s a n d re v e l i n g i n c l e a n a n d re l a x i n g a rc h i t e c t u r a l l y i n s p i re d v i e w p o i n t s . T h e o n g o i n g p ro j e c t h a s b e e n a p t l y n a m e d , T h e N a t i o n a l To u r i s t Ro u t e s I n N o r w a y, a n d f e a t u re s a n a r r a y o f a rc h i t e c t s i n c l u d i n g M a rg re t e F r i i s , Pe t e r Z u m t h o r, PU S H A K a r k i t e k t e r, C o d e A r k i t e k t u r, M a n t h e y K u l a , S n ø h e t ta AS, and Jensen and Skodvin to name a few.
“ C O N S I D E R A B L E E M P H A S I S I S PU T ON THE QUALITY AND DURABILITY OF THE MATERIALS TO WITHSTAND THE HARSH CLIMATE.” “THE SIMPLE FORM AND USE OF NATURAL MATERIALS REFERENCE LO C A L B U I L D I N G T R A D I T I O N S . ” A 1 . 5 k m n a t u re p a t h b r i n g s v i s i t o r s t o t h i s spectacular site, 1200 meters above sea level. Beautiful and functional, but laughably out of context. The building design is based on a rigid outer s h e l l a n d a n o rg a n i c i n n e r c o re . T h e s o u t h f a c i n g e x t e r i o r w a l l a n d t h e i n t e r i o r c re a t e a p ro t e c t e d a n d w a r m g a t h e r i n g p l a c e , w h i l e s t i l l p re s e r v i n g the visitor’s view of the spectacular panorama. Considerable emphasis is put on the quality and durability of the materials to withstand the h a r s h c l i m a t e . T h e re c t a n g u l a r f r a m e i s m a d e i n r a w s t e e l re s e m b l i n g t h e i ro n f o u n d i n t h e l o c a l b e d ro c k . T h e s i m p l e f o r m a n d u s e o f n a t u r a l m a t e r i a l s re f e re n c e l o c a l b u i l d i n g t r a d i t i o n s . H o w e v e r, a d v a n c e d t e c h n o l o g i e s h a v e b e e n u t i l i z e d b o t h i n t h e d e s i g n a n d t h e f a b r i c a t i o n p ro cess. Using digital 3D-models to drive the milling m a c h i n e s , N o r w e g i a n s h i p b u i l d e r s i n H a rd a n g e rf j o rd c re a t e d t h e o rg a n i c s h a p e f ro m 1 0 i n c h s q u a re p i n e t i m b e r b e a m s . T h e w o o d w a s t h e n a s sembled in a traditional way using only wood pegs a s f a s t e n e r s . T h e e x t e r i o r w a l l h a s b e e n t re a t e d with pine tar while the interior wood has been o i l e d . T h e p a v i l i o n i s a ro b u s t y e t n u a n c e d b u i l d i n g t h a t g i v e s v i s i t o r s a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o re f l e c t and contemplate this vast and rich landscape.
“ A D V A N C E D T E C H N O LO G I E S H A V E BEEN UTILIZED BOTH IN THE DESIGN AND THE FABRICATION PROCESS.”
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T a complexity and variation to motivate cons t r u c t i o n w i t h c l o s e r re l a t i o n s h i p s t o w a rd s n a t u r a l s y s t e m i n t h e e n v i ro n m e n t . A s t h e d e s i g n e r s w i t c h e s ro l e s t o a n e d i t o r h e i n t e r p re t s a n d m a n i p u l a t e s t h e e m e rg i n g d a t a . Data Fabrication- Data fabrication is a every expanding technology within not only in the a rc h i t e c t u re w o r l d b u t w i t h i n a l l d e s i g n a n d c o n s t r u c t i o n . C h a n g i n g t h e i d e a s a rc h i t e c t s can draw to what they can build and build what they can draw. It involvesthe use of c o m p u t e r n u m e r i c a l c o n t ro l l e d f a b r i c a t i o n t e c h n i q u e s w i t h d e v e l o p a c l o s e r ro u t e t o p ro d u c t i o n t h ro u g h t h e f i l e t o f a c t o r y p ro cess. This method simultaneously depends o n n e w d i g i t a l t e c h n o l o g y a s i t e m e rg e s t o v a l i d a t e a n d g i v e c re d i b i l i t y t o t h e c o n structability of digital design methods. N e w M a t e r i a l s - N e w m a t e r i a l s a re a d i re c t o u t c o m e t o n e w t e c h n o l o g y ’ s a s t h e re m u s t b e a m e a n s t o e x p re s s a rc h i t e c t u r a l l y t h e s e new aesthetic and spatial effects. A shift in c o n s i d e r a t i o n t o w a rd s m o re s u r f a c e a r t i c u l a t i o n t h e re f o re t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h e s e n e w materials must be able to meet design intent i o n s a n d f u l f i l s t r u c t u r a l re q u i re m e n t s . T h u s a n i n t ro d u c t i o n o f c a r b o n f i b re s c o m p o s i t e materials and even intelligent materials has changes the digital design landscape. P ro d u c t i o n S t r a t e g i e s - W i t h i n t h e i n d u s t r y the use of digital design technology mediu m s a l l o w s t h e a c l o s e r re l a t i o n b e t w e e n d e s i g n , a rc h i t e c t s a n d e n g i n e e r i n g . t h e u s e o f d i f f e re n t m a t e r i a l s a n d m e a n s o f p ro d u c t i o n c a n i n f l u e n c e f ro m t h i s c a n b e s e e n i n p ro j e c t s s u c h a s t h e S y d n e y O p e r a H o u s e . P ro d u c t i o n s t r a t e g i e s e n a b l e c u r v e s a n d m o re f l u i d f o r m s t o b e g e n e r a t e d i n t h e re a l w o r l d .
h e E m b r y o l o g i c a l H o u s e b y G re g Ly n n e x p l o re s t h i s i d e a o f u s i n g a s y s t e m o f m a n i p u l a t i o n t h ro u g h c o n t ro l p o i n t s . T h e s e c o n t ro l p o i n t s w e re re s p o n s i v e o f a q u e s t i o n s t h a t w h e re b a s e d o n a b a s i c c l i e n t w i s h e s , f o r e x a m p l e t o ro o m s i z e . T h u s t h e f o r m g r a d u a l l y e m e rg e d a s t h e c l i e n t re s p o n d e d a n d d a t a g re w . T h e p ro j e c t w a s i n t e n d e d t o b e e n gaging with the contemporary issues of variation and customisation.
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“ Pa r a m e t r i c d e s i g n c a n a l s o b e i n t e r p re t e d t h ro u g h s p e c i f i c , c u l t u r a l l e n s e s , i n t h e s e n s e t h a t t h e J a p a n e s e s e n s i b i l i t y re tains its unmistakably unique character even when it is filt e re d t h ro u g h t h e u s e o f R h i n o a n d G r a s s h o p p e r ” . - K a o n Ko a n d S a l v a t o r- J o h n A . L i o t t a S c r i p t i n g w a s a n e s s e n t i a l t o t h e p ro c e s s a s c o n t a c t w i t h the generative system enabled active feedback thus helping re s o l v e i s s u e s t h e y o c c u r re d a n e n a b l i n g a m o re e f f i c i e n t c o n s t r u c t i o n p ro c e s s . T h e u s e o f s c r i p t i n g t o i n t e g r a t e d c o n struction and design is also by Achim Menges: ‘material information should become a generative driver rather than an a f t e r t h o u g h t i n d e s i g n” . tools”.
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By closely looking at the “Space of Waves”, which took the technical qualities of pressboard to its limits, bending it as far as possible to obtain a curvature effect inspired by the imperfect forms of the cup used during the tea ceremony. The cylindrical pavilion following the shape of the cup is dematerialized and is composed of tilted “waves” of plywood that, thanks to incisions made through the numerical controlled machines, create the space of the pavilion. The “waves” cast a calming repetitive pattern that sugg e s t e d i d e a s o f r e l a x a t i o n . Yo u c a n s e e h o w t h e l i g h t c a n be used to cast shadows of calm or excitment, this is an impor tant “theme” we want to express.
A s K a o n Ko a n d S a l v a t o r – J o h n L i o t t a i n t i m a t e d “ m o s t a rc h i t e c t s t o d a y a re f o rc e d t o s q u e e z e t h e i r i m a g i n a t i o n t h ro u g h t h e p re f a b r i c a t e d s t r u c t u re s o f e x i s t i n g p ro t o c o l s w h e re a s s c r i p t ing enabled designers to ‘tweak the constraints of their tools”. A sentiment also echoed by Mark Burry when he stated that d e s i g n e r s t h a t re l y o n c o m p u t a t i o n a l d e s i g n y e t d o n’ t s c r i p t “ a t o n c e p l a c e t h e i r e n t i re t r u s t i n t h e s o f t w a re e n g i n e e r s ” .
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Nami-no-ma (space of waves) pavilion app ro p r i a t e a s a n J a p a n e s e a e s t h e t i c s t o o k t h e t e c h n i c a l q u a l i t i e s o f p re s s b o a rd t o i t s l i m its, bending it as far as possible to obtain a c u r v a t u re e f f e c t i n s p i re d b y t h e i m p e r f e c t forms found in the traditional Japanese tea b o w l w a s e x p re s s e d i n t h e o u t e r s k i n o d t h e p a v i l i o n w h i c h a l s o c re a t e d a b a r r i e r t o t h e o u t s i d e . C o m p o s e d o f t i l t e d “ w a v e s ” o f p l yw o o d i n w h i c h i n c i s i o n s m a d e t h ro u g h t h e n u m e r i c a l c o n t ro l l e d m a c h i n e s c re a t e s t h e space of the pavilion.
Designed by the students of the Columbia U n i v e r s i t y u s i n g t h e p a r a m e t r i c d e s i g n p ro c e s s a s a p re t e x t t o b r i n g e l e m e n t s o f t h e t e a c e re m o n y t o t h e p ro j e c t .
The ‘130008252010’ pavilion was designed to perform its function only at a p re c i s e , p re d e t e r m i n e d t i m e : 1 3 : 0 0 , 2 5 A u g u s t 2 0 1 0 . T h e s u n l i g h t f i l t e re d t h o u g h the external surface consisted of a bold but gentle triangular composition, would fall on a similar pattern on the floor interplaying w i t h t h e p a t t e r n e d f l o o r. T h e o v e r l a p p i n g o f t h e l i g h t a n d f l o o r p a t t e r n l a s t s o n l y b r i e f l y. T h e e f f e c t i s q u i t e d e l i c a t e , c re a t i n g a s y m m e t r i c a l a e s t h e t i c c o n s i d e re d a p p e a l i n g i n J a p a n e s e c u l t u re a n d s p e c i f i c t o t h i s m o ment in time.
T h e y c re a t e d a s p a t i a l s e q u e n c e w h e re g u e s t s a n d h o s t s e n t e r f ro m s e p a r a t e e n t re e s a n d t h e s e a t s a s s i g n e d t o t h e t e a m a s ter and the two guests using them as “focal points and attractors”. This spatial distinct i o n w a s re i n t e r p re t e d t h ro u g h t h e c re a t i o n of attractor points for each part.
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T h e p ro c e s s o f e x p l o r i n g a n d c re a t i n g t h e s e m a t r i c e s c a n re l a t e t o K a l a y ’ s “ Pa r a d i g m o f D e s i g n” , i n t h i s c a s e , i t re l a t e s m o re t o t h e p ro c e s s o f “ p u z z l e m a k i n g ” . T h e m e t h o d s o f d i s p l a y i n g i n f o r m a t i o n f i r s t w e re d o n e , a s t h i s w a s t h e primary method used when exploring grasshopper definitions. Each grasshopper definition had its possibilities and candidates exhausted moving on to another candidate. T h e re w a s n o s p e c i f i c g o a l t o c re a t e a s p e c i f i c g e o m e t r y o r p a t t e r n a n d t h e re f o re d e s i g n i n g b e c o m e s a p ro c e s s o f d i s c o v e r y t h a t i s n’ t n e c e s s a r i l y l i m i t e d b y c o n s t r a i n t s t h a t m i g h t ’ v e s u r f a c e d a s a re s u l t o f s e t t i n g g o a l s . T h i s m e t h o d m a y b e b e n e f i c i a l i n t h e p ro c e s s o f d e s i g n i n g W y n d h a m ’ s g a t e w a y a s i t c a n g e n e r a t e u n i q u e re s u l t s .
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H a v i n g s p e c i f i c i n t e n t i o n s c re a t e s c o n s t r a i n t s w h e re b y a n y a l t e r n a t i v e s o l u t i o n s a re t a i l o re d t o m e e t t h o s e re q u i re m e n t s . A p p l y i n g s u c h a d e s i g n p ro c e s s t o t h e d e s i g n i n g o f W y n d h a m ’ s gateway can be suitable as the gateway will be designed to meet the context of the site and w h a t t h e y re p re s e n t , h o w e v e r, t h e e n d d e s i g n m a y b e l i m i t e d t o i t s t y p o l o g y a n d m o r i e .
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i r s p a c e To k y o d e s i g n e d b y S t u d i o M . To k y o i s a f o u r- s t o r y re s i d e n t i a l a n d c o m m e rc i a l m i x e d - u s e b u i l d i n g . The facade, which is one of the most attractive parts of the b u i l d i n g , u s e s t w o l a y e r s o f v o ro n o i p a t t e r n w i t h d i f f e re n t l e v e l o f c o m p l e x i t y. I t i s a p ro t e c t i v e a i r s p a c e t h a t re f l e c t s t h e u n i q u e p re e x i s t i n g l a n d s c a p e o f t h e s i t e . T h e f a c a d e m a k e s t h e a t m o s p h e re t r a n s f e r n a t u r a l l y f ro m t h e e x t e r i o r t o t h e i n t e r i o r a n d p ro v i d e s e s s e n t i a l p r i v a c y p ro t e c t f o r t h e re s i d e n t i a l a re a s . T h i s o v e r l a p p i n g p a t t e r n n o t o n l y c re a t e s a u n i q u e e x t e r i o r b u t a l s o c a n b e e n j o y e d f ro m t h e inside and still be private, even as you walk closer to the b u i l d i n g t h e p a t t e r n b e c o m e s d e n s e r a n d t h e re f o r p ro t e c t s t h e p r i v a c y o f t h e re s i d e n c e . “ T h e c e l l a r d e s i g n o f t h e p a t t e r n i s i n re f e re n c e t o b i o morphic density of the original vegetation. The design is generated by computation technology by the help of d e s i g n t e c h n o l o g i s t p ro c e s s � ( Pe l l , 2 0 1 0 ) A i r s p a c e To k y o i s a n e x a m p l e o f h o w t o c re a t e d 3 d e f f e c t with 2d patterns. The design itself contains two simple layers of 2d patterns, however with overlapping the patt e r n s a m o re s t e re o s c o p i c f e e l i n g h a s b e e n g e n e r a t e d t h ro u g h t h e i n t e r a c t o f t h e p a t t e r n s a s w e l l a s t h e g a p b e t w e e n t h e m . T h e l a y e r s s e e m t o l o o k m o re l i k e s e v e r a l layers of vegetation mixed together which is what Faulders S t u d i o w a s t r y i n g t o c re a t e . T h e l a y e r s c re a t e d a s p a c e i l l u s i o n t h a t m a k e s 2 d a n d 3 d . M o re o v e r t h e p e o p l e ’ s m o v e m e n t w i t h i n t h e b u i l d i n g c h a n g e s t h e p a t t e r n s c re a t i n g a n i l l u s i o n o f m o v e m e n t . T h i s re l a t e d t o t h e G a t e w a y p ro j e c t a n d t h e n o t i o n o f n a t u re , m o v e m e n t o f l i g h t a n d p a t t e r n . This technique of overlapping patterns becomes useful in m a k i n g 2 d , 3 d a n d a n a p p ro a c h t o t a k e i n t o c o n s i d e r a t i o n i n t h e G a t e w a y P ro j e c t We s h o u l d a l s o c o n s i d e r h o w n a t u re h a s b e e n u s e d n o t o n l y t h i s p i e c e o f a rc h i t e c t u re b u t m a n y p i e c e s o f a rc h i t e c t u re . T h e s t r u c t u re o f a t re e , t h e p a t t e r n o f a f l o w e r a n d e v e n t h e m i c ro o rg a n i s m s h a v e b e e n s t u d i e d a n d m a d e re f e re n c e t o i n m a n y b u i l d i n g s . T h e A i r s p a c e s u s e d t h e re f e re n c e t o b i o m o r p h i c d e n s i t y o f v e g e t a t i o n i n a n a b s t r a c t w a y, t h i s g a v e a n d c a n g i v e a m u c h m o re m e a n i n g f u l b a c k g ro u n d i n t u r n m a y l e a d t o u n i m a g i n a b l e o u t c o m e s .
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hen traveling 100 kilometers per hour on the f re e w a y y o u w i l l t r a v e l a p p ro x i m a t e l y 2 7 7 m e t e r s p e r 1 0 s e c o n d s . T h i s m e a n s t h a t t h e s i t e t a k e s a p ro x i m a t l e y 4 5 seconds to pass and 20 seconds of which you pass the c h o s e n l o c a t i o n f o r s c u l p t u re .
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oiré patterning is an optical phenomenon that may appear as a wavy, rippled or circular pattern under certain lighting conditions. This illusion of movement in a s t i l l o b j e c t c a n b e a c h i e v e d b y a n i n t e rference pattern caused by two surfaces an angles with each other. The moiré feature is instilled in the design proposal for the Western Gateway Project.
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his diagram helps explain how traffic becomes very intense in the melbourne CBD. his diagram helps explain how traffic becomes very intense in the melbourne CBD.his diagram helps explain how traffic becomes very intense in the melbourne CBD.his diagram helps explain how traffic becomes very intense in the melbourne CBD.his diagram helps explain how traffic becomes very intense in the melbourne CBD.
WHEN AN OVERLAPPING PLANE DOESN’T HAVE MUCH OF DIRECTIONAL SHIFT FROM T H E P L A N E B E LO W I T, YO U C A N E N D U P WITH AN EFFECT LIKE BELOW. IT LOOKS JARRING AND WILL TAKE ATTENTION AWAY FROM YOUR DRAWING.
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istance of fog’ is a house that has been recently completed by Japanese studiogreenblue. Situated in the s u b u r b s o f To k y o , t h e p r o j e c t s i t e i s l o c a t e d o n a C u l d e sac with seven other single family homes. Cul de sac’s in Japan often are used as a common space for the families that live on them, and they are often used as children’s playgrounds or places of gathering but unfortunately, most suburban japanese homes tend to be disconnected to the street. The client requested an ‘expanse of space’ and an ‘open floorplan’ which suited their lifestyle. Therefore, the architects decided to design a house with a bright presence they also wanted to extend the brightness into the rooms and naturally illuminate the common spaces within. The home. privacy became the biggest challenge when deciding to open the home up to the street. it became apparent that the proximity of the home to the road presented a challenge of separation between spaces. So studiogreenblue decided to create a sense of distance with the concept of looking through fog.This concept breaks up the visual range, without creating a solid barrier. using the concept of filtering an image, we adjusted the level of visual information penetrating through multiple layers creating an effect similar to looking though fog. first, we moved the house to the back of the lot and maximized the front yard. Then they adjusted the level of visual information as it relates to the finish floor level, placement of walls, and also reflections on mirrors and glass. Furthermore, the architects separated the private room by using perforated metal screens, each one of a unique pattern, and they were arranged to very specific locations. By overlapping the perforated metal, a moiré pattern is formed, which creates a screening effect, similar to fog. The moiré pattern constantly changes according to the angle of the viewer, and it creates a twinkling pattern at night. Moreover, the light pattern is filtered onto the wall, the floors, and the ceiling and creates a softening effect like under water. it required the understanding of multiple levers of filtering to maintain brightness in the home and a new sense of distance to the public realm. through these design techniques, it successfully became the house on the cul de sac with a ‘bright sense of existence’ in suburban tokyo.
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o r h u n d re d s o f y e a r s a r t i s t s a n d a rc h i t e c t s h a v e been fascinated by cast shadows and perspective – the t w o s h a p i n g f a c t o r s o f s p a t i a l re p re s e n t a t i o n . To d a y t h e d i re c t c o n t ro l o f p ro d u c t i o n m a c h i n e r y b y m e a n s o f d i g i t a l d e s i g n t o o l s i m p a r t s a n e n t i re l y n e w c o m p l e x i t y t o ‘ o p t i c a l re l i e f s ’ , w h i c h n o t o n l y e n a b l e a n y i m a g e t o b e c re a t e d a s a c a s t s h a d o w , b u t a l s o m a k e i t p o s s i b l e t o re p re s e n t a m u l t i p l i c i t y o f i m a g e s i n o n e re l i e f s u r f a c e . A n o t h e r n e w f a c t o r i s t h e p o t e n t i a l f o r i n d u s t r i a l p ro d u c t i o n , w h i c h o p e n s u p n e w p o s s i b i l i t i e s f o r a rc h i t e c t u re i n p a r t i c u l a r.
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he form was development by to try the chos e n C U T ( I m a g e S a m p l e r a n d R o t a t i o n ) o n a m o re dynamic shape with many plans, and see how the moiré patterning would cast. We wanted our object to blend into the landscape and not be seen, we didn’t want to form to be iconic but the experience. B y d e v e l o p i n g a s c r i p t i n G r a s s h o p p e r w e w h e re a b l e t o c re a t e a f o r m o f c o n t o u r s , t h a t re f l e c t e d t h e l a n d s c a p e a ro u n d . A l t h o u g h w e h a d m o d e l l e d i t with grasshopper and rhino this experiment didn’t e n d u p w i t h t h e re s u l t s t h a t w e w e re e x p e c t i n g . T h e form didn’t show the moiré pattern as well at we had e x p e c t e d b u t i n s t e a d c a s t a r a i n d ro p a p p e a r a n c e . T h e re s u l t w a s u n e x p e c t e d a n d h a s g i v e n u s s o m e t h i n g t o think about. Should this form be continued? T h e p re v i o u s p re c e d e n t s h a v e s h o w n t h a t c o m p u t a t i o n d e s i g n c a n b e v e r y u s e f u l i n a p p ro a c h t o a rc h i t e c t u r a l d e s i g n . I t p ro v i d e s t h e o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r t h e m o re d e s i g n o u t c o m e s a n d c o n s t r u c t i o n p ro c e s s m o re c o n v e n i e n t . U s i n g c o m p u t a t i o n p ro c e s s i n t h e G a t e w a y P ro j e c t h a s a d v a n tages. It has also shown that computation designing does n o t a l w a y s c a s t t h e s a m e e f f e c t s f ro m c o m p u t e r t o l i f e .
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n a re c e n t p ro j e c t , B l e g i n c o l l a b o r a t i o n G i j s Va n Va a re n b e rg h h a s c re a t e d a s c u l t p u re , v i s s u a l l y t r a s p a re n t c h u rc h m a d e f ro m h o r i z o n t a l l a y e re d s t e e l . T h e s l i g h t l y s m a l l e r t h a n l i f e - s i z e d p i e c e , c re a t e d u s i n g 3 0 t o n e s o f p l a t e s t e e l s e p a r a t e d b y m e t a l b l o c k s , i s t i t l e d “ Re a d ing Between the Lines” and is not intended as an actual c h u rc h b u t r a t h e r a p l a c e o f re f l e c t i o n a n d i n t ro s p e c t i o n : “ b e c a u s e t h e c h u rc h d o e s n o t f u l f i l l i t s c l a s s i c a l f u n c t i o n , i t c a n b e re a d a s a h e r i t a g e re l a t e d re f l e c t i o n o n t h e p re s e n t v a c a n c y o f c h u rc h e s i n t h e a re a a n d t h e i r p o t e n t i a l a r t i s t i c re u s e . ” D e p e n d i n g o n t h e p e r s p e c t i v e o f t h e v i e w e r, t h e c h u rc h i s e i t h e r p e rc e i v e d a s a m a s s i v e b u i l d i n g o r s e e m s t o d i s s o l v e , p a r t l y o r e n t i re l y, i n t h e l a n d s c a p e . O n t h e o t h e r h a n d , l o o k i n g a t t h e l a n d s c a p e f ro m w i t h i n t h e c h u rc h , t h e s u r ro u n d i n g c o u n t r y s i d e i s re d e f i n e d b y a b s t r a c t l i n e s . T h u s b r i n g t h e c h u rc h w i t h a ro m a n t i c n a m e o f “ Re a d i n g between the Lines”. When viewing in the landscape, the c h u rc h s e e m s t o d i s s o l v e i n t h e a i r. G i j s Va n Va e re n b e rg h w e re a l s o re s p o n s i b l e f o r c re a t i n g a n u p s i d e d o m e i n s i d e a n e x i s t i n g c h u rc h i n Le u v e n . T h i s a rc h i t e c t u r a l p i e c e a d v a n c e s a rc h i t e c t u r a l d i s c o u r s e b e c a u s e i t c h a l l e n g e s t h e i d e a o f w h a t ’ s u n re a l b y t a k i n g the concept of illusion, that dose not have a mass or form, a n d t r a n s l a t i o n i t i n t o a c t u a l b u i l t s p a c e . T h i s a p p ro a c h has power to critique our mundane, everyday concepts. A g a i n t h e m e a n i n g o f a rc h i t e c t u re i s p u s h e d e v e n f u r t h e r as these spaceless concepts or illusion become an actual 3d space. This concept of illusion could only be achieved by fabrication some form of visual or optical effect. The pavilion i s m a d e f ro m c h e a p b u i l d i n g s u b s t a n c e i t i s a c c e s s i b l e t o e v e r y o n e a n d y e t s t i l l m a n i p u l a t e s t h e p e rc e p t i o n a n d t h e n e w w o r l d o f t h e v i e w e r i n t o a n e w w h e re e v e r y t h i n g f a l l s s h o r t o f t h e i r e x p e c t a t i o n s . V i e w s w i l l b e a l t e re d a n d u n e x pected experience will be made. T h i s p re s i d e n c e t h a t a s t r u c t u re c a n b e m a d e f ro m s u c h a h e a v y m a t e r i a l y e t d i s s a p e a r b e c o m e t r a n s p e re n t f ro m c e r t a i n a n g l e d i f f e re n t a n g l e .
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e a d i n g o n f ro m re s e a rc h a n d t h e i d e a o n i n c o rporating the form parametrically into the landscape w e l o o k e d a t h o w w e c o u l d d o t h i s t h ro u g h t h e u s e o f m a t e r i a l s . T h e u s e o f m i r ro re d g l a z e d c l a d d i n g i n s p i re d u s t o l o o k i n t o c re a t i n g p i e c e o f a rc h i t e c t u re t h a t w o u l d n o t o n l y b e a p a r t o f n a t u re b y re f l e c t t h a t n a t u re . T h e S w e d i s h a rc h i t e c t u re T h a m & V i d e g a rd w h o in January of 2011 completed a unique and inspiring ro o m f o r t h e Tre e H o t e l i n n o r t h S w e d e n . B o t h p re a c h a l e s s - i s - m o re d e s i g n e t h o s t h a t h a s w o n w i d e a t t e n t i o n i n o u r p o s t - G e h r y p e r i o d w h e re e x t r a v a g a n c e . T h e c o n c e p t i s t o s u s p e n d a 1 3 - f o o t s q u a re b o x m a d e f ro m l i g h t w e i g h t a l u m i n u m a n d p l y w o o d a ro u n d a t re e t r u n k d e e p i n t h e w o o d s . T h e b o x i s c l a d i n m i r ro re d g l a s s , re f l e c t i n g b a c k i t s g re e n e n v i ro n m e n t a n d m a k i n g i t s m a s s a l m o s t d i s a p p e a r. T h e e x t e r i o r re f l e c t s t h e s u r ro u n d i n g s a n d t h e s k y, c re a t i n g a c a m o u f l a g e d re f u g e . T h i s e x p e r i e n c e o f t h e e x t e r i o r re f l e c t i n g t h e s u r ro u n d i n g s a n d t h e s k y c re a t i n g a c a m o u f l a g e d o r a l m o s t d i s a p p e a r i s w h a t w e w a n t t o a c h i e v e . F ro m a f a r y o u c a n o n l y s e e t h e n a t u r a l l a n d s c a p e b u t f ro m u p c l o s e e x p e r i e n c e i s v e r y d i f f e re n t .
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H e c o n t i n u e s t o a m a z e t h e w o r l d s o f a r t a n d d e s i g n a s w e l l a s t h a t o f a rc h i t e c t u re w i t h s t r u c t u re s t h a t a re e x t re m e b u t s o m e h o w a p p e a r n a t u r a l , s u c h a s t a b l e o f 2005, which was 9.5 meters long but only 3 mm thick, balloon of 2007, 14 meters high and weighing a t o n , a n d t h e K A I T S t u d i o o f 2 0 0 8 d e s i g n e d f o r t h e K a n a g a w a I n s t i t u t e o f Te c h n o l o g y, w h i c h h a s 3 0 5 c o l u m n s a r r a n g e d r a n d o m l y l i k e t h e s t a r s i n t h e s k y. H e h a s g o n e b e y o n d t h e d e s i g n s t y l e o f S A N A A t o e s t a b l i s h h i s o w n p o s i t i o n o n t h e c u t t i n g e d g e o f c o n t e m p o r a r y J a p a n e s e a rc h i t e c t u re . O rd i n a r i l y, i t i s i m p o s s i b l e t o s h o w a c t u a l b u i l d i n g s i n a n e x h i b i t i o n o f a rc h i t e c t u re . M o d e l s , i m a g e s , o r d r a w i n g s a re u s e d a s s u b s t i t u t e s . T h e i n s t a l l a t i o n f o r m a t , a n a l t e r n a t i v e m e t h o d o f s h o w i n g a rc h i t e c t u r a l f o r m s , h a s a p a r a s i t i c a l re l a t i o n s h i p t o t h e e x i s t i n g s t r u c t u re . I n t h e J a p a n e s e Pa v i l i o n , I s h i g a m i t a k e s a c o m p l e t e l y d i f f e re n t a p p ro a c h i n o rd e r t o p re s e n t n e w p o s s i b i l i t i e s o f a rc h i t e c t u re b y c o n s t r u c t i n g “ b u i l d i n g s ” a t a s c a l e o f 1 : 1 . T h e s e b u i l d i n g s , w h i c h a re d e s i g n e d w i t h p re c i s e s t r u c t u r a l c a l c u l a t i o n s s o t h e y a re j u s t b a re l y a b l e t o s t a n d , s u g g e s t t h e f u t u re p o s s i b i l i t i e s o f a rc h i t e c t u re a n d t h e re f o re p o s e t h e b a s i c q u e s t i o n : W h a t i s a rc h i t e c t u re ? T h e y a re e x t re m e l y d e l i c a t e g re e n h o u s e s w i t h a n e p h e m e r a l p h y s i c a l p re s e n c e t h a t b l e n d i n t o t h e e n v i ro n m e n t . S t r u c t u r a l p l a n s w e re p re p a re d by Jun Sato. I n t h e p re v i o u s I n t e r n a t i o n a l A rc h i t e c t u re E x h i b i t i o n o f La B i e n n a l e d i Ve n e z i a , s e v e r a l c o u n t r i e s h a v e t e n d e d t o f o c u s o n t h e a rc h i t e c t u re o f t h e p a s t , b u t t h i s s o r t o f i n t e r n a t i o n a l e x h i b i t i o n s h o u l d n o t f u n c t i o n l i k e a m u s e u m . I t s h o u l d b e a n a re n a f o r p re s e n t i n g t h e a rc h i t e c t u re o f t h e n e x t g e n e r a t i o n . T h e g re a t i n t e r n a t i o n a l e x p o s i t i o n s h a v e a l w a y s b e e n s t a g e s f o r c h a l l e n g i n g e x p e r i m e n t s t h a t h a v e re v o l u t i o n i z e d t h e h i s t o r y o f a rc h i t e c t u re s i n c e t h e f i r s t G re a t E x h i b i t i o n o f Lo n d o n i n 1 8 5 1 , a s e x e m p l i f i e d b y t h e E i f f e l To w e r a n d t h e B a rc e l o n a Pa v i l i o n . T h e e x h i b i t i o n s a t t h e J a p a n e s e Pa v i l i o n h a v e a t t r a c t e d a t t e n t i o n f o r t h e i r f i n - d e - s i è c l e a t m o s p h e re a n d d e c l a r a t i o n s o f t h e e n d o f a rc h i t e c t u re . T h e s e e x h i b i t i o n s h a v e d e a l t w i t h t h e e f f e c t s o f e a r t h q u a k e s , c i t y o f g i r l s , a n d o t a k u c u l t u re . N o w t h a t w e h a v e e n t e re d a n e w c e n t u r y, h o w e v e r, i t i s t i m e f o r t h e J a p a n e s e Pa v i l i o n t o c o n s i d e r t h e b e g i n n i n g s o f a rc h i t e c t u re r a t h e r t h a n i t s e n d . T h e C r y s t a l Pa l a c e , w h i c h h o u s e d t h e f i r s t g re a t i n t e r n a t i o n a l e x p o s i t i o n , a d o p t e d t h e s t r u c t u r a l t e c h n o l o g y o f a g re e n h o u s e , s o t h e e x h i b i t i o n i n t h e J a p a n e s e Pa v i l i o n l o o k s b a c k t o t h e o r i g i n o f i n t e r n a t i o n a l e x p o s i t i o n s w h i l e s u g g e s t i n g p o s s i b l e b e g i n n i n g s f o r a n e w a rc h i t e c t u re . I s h i g a m i ’ s g re e n h o u s e s a re n o t e q u i p p e d w i t h a i r c o n t ro l s y s t e m s a n d a re n o t s e a l e d o f f f ro m t h e o u t s i d e b y a s t ro n g b a r r i e r, s o t h e y d o n o t c re a t e a p e r f e c t a r t i f i c i a l e n v i ro n m e n t . T h e w e a k n e s s o f t h e b a r r i e r re s u l t s i n a n a m b i g u o u s m i x i n g o f e l e m e n t s f ro m t h e i n t e r n a l a n d e x t e r n a l e n v i ro n m e n t . W i t h t h e h e l p o f b o t a n i s t H i d e a k i O h b a , I s h i g a m i a i m s a t p re s e n t i n g a v a r i e t y o f p l a n t l i f e t h a t c re a t e s a s l i g h t d i s t u r b a n c e i n t h e l a n d s c a p e o f t h e p a r k . A t f i r s t g l a n c e , t h e re s u l t i n g l a n d s c a p e s e e m s t o b e o rd i n a r y, b u t w e b e l i e v e t h i s i s a n e x t re m e l y p ro g re s s i v e a p p ro a c h t o t h e n a t u r a l e n v i ro n m e n t . T h e i n s i d e o f t h e J a p a n e s e Pa v i l i o n i s n e a r l y e m p t y, re v e a l i n g t h e b e a u t y o f i t s o r i g i n a l s p a c e . T h e g re e n h o u s e s s c a t t e re d a ro u n d i t g i v e t h e o u t s i d e s p a c e t h e a t m o s p h e re o f a n i n t e r i o r l a n d s c a p e . T h e a rc h i t e c t u re i s n o t g i v e n t h e d e f i n i t e q u a l i t i e s o f a p h y s i c a l o b j e c t a n d t h e re i s n o d u a l i s t i c re l a t i o n s h i p b e t w e e n i n s i d e a n d o u t s i d e . N o r i s p e rc e i v e d t h e o u t s i d e s p a c e a s a v o i d . T h e a rc h i t e c t u re d o e s not have an imposing façade that determines our view of the outside landscape. It is the interior s p a c e o f t h e g re e n h o u s e s , w i t h t h e i r t r a n s p a re n t v o l u m e , s e e m i n g l y f i l l e d w i t h e t h e r, t h a t m a k e s u s t h i n k o f e x t e r n a l s p a c e . 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I t i s a g o o d f i t f o r t h e g a t e w a y p ro j e c t b e c a u s e i t c a n n o t o n l y i n d i c a t e a c h a n g e o f re g i o n , b u t a l s o re f e r t o s o c i e t y a n d h i s t o r y, a s w e l l a s r a i s e re s p e c t s to life. The metaphor of evolution can also apply t o t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f h u m a n s o c i e t y : a s m o re a n d m o re c o o p e r a t i o n g o i n g o n b e t w e e n p e o p l e , a b e t t e r s o c i e t y i s c re a t e d . R u l e s ( m a t h f u n c t i o n ) a n d c o o p eration (intersection) makes Werribe city (pattern) a p ro p e r f u n c t i o n i n g s o c i e t y. T h e c i t y h a s a s i g n i f i c a n t i m m i g r a t i o n h i s t o r y. T h e p l a c e w a s o r i g i n a l l y o c c u pied by aboriginal people. They formed a nice social network themselves (first pattern). Nevertheless, t h e a r r i v a l o f i m m i g r a t e s b ro k e t h e h a r m o n y o f t h e i r society and a conflict happened between aboriginal p e o p l e a n d i m m i g r a t e s t h a t d e s t ro y e d t h e o r i g i n a l social network (explosion). But with time goes on, t h e c o n f l i c t re d u c e d . W i t h e f f o r t s f ro m b o t h a b o r i g i n a l s a n d i m m i g r a t e s , t h e s o c i a l n e t w o r k g ro w s a n d f i n a l l y b e c o m e t h e c u r re n t W e r r i b e c i t y ( re p o s i t i o n t h e l i n e s t o b e c o m e t h e n e w p a t t e r n ) . W h a t ’ s m o re , t h i s d e s i g n c a n h e l p r a i s i n g re s p e c t s t o l i f e . Pe o p l e s h o u l d a l w a y s re s p e c t f o r l i f e e s p e c i a l l y i n h i g h w a y s . W i t h m i s t a k e s f ro m c a re l e s s d r i v e r s , n u m b e r s of life have lost under car wheels. With the metaphor re l a t e s t o t h e e v o l u t i o n p ro c e s s , a s w e l l a s t h e l i f e c i rc l e i n n a t u re , t h e d e s i g n s h o w s t h a t l i f e i s a d m i r a b l e a n d s h o u l d b e re s p e c t e d . O v e r a l l , t h e p ro j e c t c o m m u n i c a t e s t o p e o p l e . I t s h o w s a re l a t i o n t o o r n a m e n t a t i o n o f a rc h i t e c t u re history in which patterns and decorations of a b u i l d i n g a re c re a t e d t o h a v e h i s t o r i c a l , re l i g i o u s o r philosophical meanings. By using digital technolo g y, e . g . g r a s s h o p p e r, t h e g e n e r a t i o n p ro c e s s o f t h e d e s i g n b e c o m e s m u c h e a s i e r. R e p e a t i n g j o b s s u c h a s adding points by math functions, accumulating lines and basic geometries can be accurately done by the c o m p u t e r c a l c u l a t i o n a n d p ro c e s s i n g . W e c a n e a s i l y p ro d u c e v a r i o u s p a t t e r n s a c c o rd i n g t o o u r i n t e n s i o n a n d c h o o s e t h e b e t t e r o n e s f ro m t h e m t o d e v e l o p f u r t h e r. F u r t h e r m o re , i t i s m u c h e a s i e r t o c h a n g e t h e design in computer as we can simply change input d a t a o r p ro c e s s i n g r u l e s f o r t h e c o m p u t e r t o g e n e rate new designs.
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Le a r n i n g O u t c o m e s + Key Achievements T h e m e m b e r s o f m y g ro u p h a d s o m e b a s i c e x p e r i ence with grasshopper for an Ex-lab course in 2011. N o w a f t e r l o o k i n g a t p re c e d e n t C a s e S t u d i e s a n d trying to mimic and build them, we have a better understanding about the possibilities and the limitat i o n s o f t h e t e c h n i q u e a n d t h e d e s i g n p ro c e s s . F o r example, we understand Galapagos in grasshopper p ro d u c e s v e r y s i m i l a r l o o k i n g ( b o r i n g ) e x a m p l e s , a n d w e h a v e t o c o n t i n u e w o r k i n g o n m o re e x c i t i n g o u t c o m e s . A l s o , w e t r i e d t o p ro d u c e t h e p h y s i c a l model on perspex, but the material was both too e x p e n s i v e a n d w a s h a rd t o s e e t h e p ro g re s s i o n o f patterns because the material was so thick, it made t h e s t r u c t u re b l u r r y. W e w i l l u s e t h e l e s s o n s l e a r n t f ro m t h i s p ro j e c t t o b e n e f i t o u r f i n a l d e s i g n .
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a re c e n t p ro j e c t , B l e g i n c o l l a b o r a t i o n G i j s Va n Va a re n b e rg h h a s c re a t e d a s c u l t p u re , v i s s u a l l y t r a s p a re n t c h u rc h m a d e f ro m h o r i z o n t a l l a y e re d s t e e l . T h e s l i g h t l y s m a l l e r t h a n l i f e - s i z e d p i e c e , c re a t e d u s i n g 3 0 t o n e s o f p l a t e s t e e l s e p a r a t e d b y m e t a l b l o c k s , i s t i t l e d “ Re a d i n g B e t w e e n t h e L i n e s ” a n d i s n o t i n t e n d e d a s a n a c t u a l c h u rc h b u t r a t h e r a p l a c e o f re f l e c t i o n a n d i n t ro s p e c t i o n : “ b e c a u s e t h e c h u rc h d o e s n o t f u l f i l l i t s c l a s s i c a l f u n c t i o n , i t c a n b e re a d a s a h e r i t a g e re l a t e d re f l e c t i o n o n t h e p re s
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