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Technology concepts exercise

During the detail design phase of a project, plastic

conceptual ideas must be turned into physical ones. Through

the materials that are chosen and the way that they are put

together, technology can inspire or express an architectural

concept. We all exist in a physical world subject to laws

such as gravity and seasonal change. These conditions are

influenced by the people who inhabit the world as well as the

architects who design for their physical needs. The following

exercise seeks to name the links that an architect can make

between the concept for their design and its expression

through technology. Find a word in the first column that

has the most influence on the building or element that

you are designing. Find a word in the other columns that

relates most closely to the concept of your project. Make

a statement explaining how this concept can be expressed

through the materials that you select and how you

connect them.

The conceptual qualities of

materials and connections

Disguise Expression

Contrast Continuity

Movement Static

Craft Technology

Temporary Permanent

Complexity Simplicity

Layers Monolithic

Mass Delicacy

Separation Connection

Pristine Decay

Quality Humility

Tradition Revolution

Precision Randomness

Human scale Non-human

scale

Natural Artificial

Calm Restless

Physical conditions

influencing architecture

Gravity

Time

Climate

Enclosure

Openings

Culture

Resources

Skill

Initial ideas › Development and detail

› Construction and occupation

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