ARCH 5370 - Depth of Surface

Effective Start Date: 03/01/2009
Construction systems and material selection must be a generative process not a reactive application. What are the possibilities for the Depth of Surface to exploit the tension between internal criteria and external forces & context? The fundamental issues of buildability must be driven by a sense of ‘what do you want to see?’ as well as the pragmatic - with the detail reinforcing, not diluting, the whole. How can overall composition, form, performance and structure of building envelope come together (via detail) within a specific conceptual context?

Credits: 3
Grading Basis: Student Option