Two
Initial Singular Concepts
Depth
[Elizabeth Diller]:
Skin/surface
+ ideas of porosity, depth of field.
This
interpretation came from Diller’s designs sometimes seeming framed at one end +
extending back from this point [eg: Creative Arts Centre, Museum of Image + Sound
+ Eyebeam Museum of Art + Technology]. I
tried to focus on this expression of depth + overall surface porosity in her
work + not individual ‘skin’ elements which portrayed this also. it is for the
reason that this monument initially appeared framed by the yellow element + why
all of the rectangles were also broken up + not left solid. This is primarily
shown by the ‘rectangle’ that initially hung within the yellow rectangle.
Undulating
[Frei Otto]:
Static/stable
states – tensile models as basis for creating aerodynamic, undulating forms.
Based
on this class discussion of Otto’s work, i began to think of how static
individual elements can sometimes form together to create a more stable whole.
i tried to express this my design by bringing totally separate planes together
creating a strong/dense core. This is seen in the monument by the combination
of thin + carved out horizontal planes all joining at a core which then
explodes vertically into the sky. The placement of the individual planes around
the core creates an overall form that undulates upwards to the central vertical
element.
Electroliquid Aggregation Concept
asONE
Individual
elements combining to create an undulating upwards form which is strongest at
the centre, where all elements are brought together, creating a strong resilient
core which demands attention.
With
this in mind, the monument then became a metaphor for the program taking place
at the site; individual architectural students meeting + coming together
[individual planes coming together], exchanging ideas [the planes interacting
with each other], forging unbreakable partnerships [the central core of the
monument] demanding attention as the future of our profession [the vertical
element]. There is strength in numbers.
‘asONE’
is borne from the sacred idea that at the core, the centre, the point –
everything is strongest due to the simplicity + purity employed at this moment,
a place which exists before multiplication pollutes the initial beauty. The ‘centre’
is the vertical element, a beacon for the ideas + purity of youthful thought
exuding from the site while the undulating forms then become a representation of
the ‘ideas’ sweeping towards this central core.
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