Saturday, February 18, 2012

...on the topic of incohate

Incohate: an experiment in architectural education calls into question the finality of the work architects do. In a very broad essence our built work is finite (especially to the public); when the building stands done and occupied the architect's work has come to an end. However for the architect the work constantly remains in an incohate state, never truly satisfied, always looking for a means  to improve the work. Yet as architects we are forced eventually to call an end to our projects. This is done for clients however and not ourselves. This also applies to education no matter the field. There is always something more to discover, experience, learn. We learn by doing, by experimenting, and by observing. Change is something we face on many levels and by embracing that life itself can be considered incohate, we become more free to explore all there is of the world to offer. We as people are never done till our bodies themselves give out.

Versioning: evolutionary techniques in architecture questions the relationship of surface, form, and their links to space. Surface as a form in architecture is a goal that a number strive to reach. The question that arises from this is whether the space beneath the surface should be linked or not. In some cases a structure may have an organic surface, but the space within rectilinear. But should the space created not be just as organically linked to its corresponding surface? In some cases this has been a successfull endeavor, in which the space reads as organic as its corresponding structure/surface. However many times as well the fall back to classical orthogonal spaces is designed and a disconnect between the two occurs.

1 comment:

  1. I have a questions, do you think that any building as ever been designed to the fullest of the architect’s image of the building and can’t be improved upon?

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