Designing Matter An Introduction to Architectural Design For First Year Graduate Students

Animals, vegetables, minerals and pixels partake of the world of architecture. The architect’s imaginary includes the simplest found substances—copper, aluminum, wood, water, air, light, bytes[1] , plastics, concrete, dirt and clay. Inspired by their physical, chemical, digital and biological possibilities, design could be understood as the aesthetic organization of animate matter into form and composition. [Celant, Arte Povera] The initial act of design is a comprehension and exhibition of a given substance’s behavior, from growth to decay, from chemical reaction to movement, deflection and failure.

https://doi.org/10.35483/ACSA.AM.107.72

Volume Editors
Amy Kulper, Grace La & Jeremy Ficca

ISBN
978-1-944214-21-0