Ordinary Geometry

The relevance of drawing in a discipline immersed in digital technology is increasingly under scrutiny. At the center of this problem is architecture’s core representational strategy, orthographic projection. However, if instead of considering it as method for the projection of views it is understood as a series of operations used to calculate form independent of visualization the problem is different. It becomes a problem of translation in lieu of simulation. Rules initially used to govern the relationship of marks on a piece of paper or stone can be used to govern relationships in a digital environment, producing distinct images independent of references to historic media or no images at all. This paper argues for the projective role of history in the implementation of technology.

https://doi.org/10.35483/ACSA.AM.107.95

Volume Editors
Amy Kulper, Grace La & Jeremy Ficca

ISBN
978-1-944214-21-0