In case I get bored with it too soon, I think creating a non-idiosyncratic semi-professional blog for various purpose is going to be a lousy idea, both to keep track of my own thoughts and for topics in discussion. Inspired by Ling-li Tseng's insightful blog.
http://bigwhitelili.blogspot.com/
I might just jot down some names that I find interesting and give them a short description, or some weird ideas that I would like to explore. Being a sensitive and cognitive individual is a prerequisite to become a great architect, I suppose :)
O.M. Ungers. Joon mentioned him as the founding figure of the architecture program at Cornell, whose fame lies in his rationalist designs and the use of cubic forms. A quick google search shows how he experiments with the cubes and the infinity of spatial arrangement possible. Rather introvert and goes into depth. But it is a whole new perspective if put these modules together in a urban setting (need to read more)
Drew Cowdrey, who has won the design award at the GSD last year. He had down some studio projects that are logical and well-presented. (Saved for later)
Random thoughts
1) architecture, in a broader context can be defined as the construction of any hierarchical assemblage that are present (or even non-present). Biology, same as the narrow definition of architecture as buildings, is simply a subset of architecture in that it deals with the structure and function of a specific biological units/system underpinned on a broad spectrum of such. Theoretically, we could build a human from scratch if we have already known the construction logic (genetics or pathways). If that is the case, when properly designed, could buildings be as intelligent/mobile as biological creatures?
2) What are the methods of construction? I was looking at a student project up in the trays at GUND, there was one project that utilizes a modular system, and it occurs to me that a construction language underlies any type of design: building blocks as the semantics and the arrangement and connection as the syntax. In this particular case, the semantics is quite simple while the syntax is rather of multitude, which definitely adds literacy onto architecture, but I had a hard time making a sense of wholeness out of the complex. Sometimes I would like to do it in a responsive way, meaning that the product is articulated through its reaction to the built environment or any other modular objects, and it is pretty common, too. I wonder what are the options we have (pay attention to the design language when reviewing a new project)
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