Liquid Architecture challenges the idea of architecture as a fixed,
inert container and reconceptualises it as a body whose boundaries are
rather blurred and ever-changing. This book moves away from form as
the primary driver of spatial protocols and explores what the built
environment might look like when viewed through the lenses of a ‘wet
ontology’ that is attentive to fluidity, flows and territorial
dynamism. A reconfiguration of architectural materials and authorship
is thus considered, leading, in turn, to an exploration of the ethical
dimensions of co-designing with natural systems (of various
viscosities) through liquid paradigms. The book examines a set of
principles for practice-led discoveries that incorporate hybrid, mixed
media with the author’s intersubjective relationship with liquid
matter. Drawing from qualitative-based analytical investigation
models, the text allows comprehension of the liquid phenomena via
material contextualisation of an ever-becoming research setting.
Through a practical and theoretical engagement with the ontology of
liquids, the reader is exposed to a range of design-led experiments
and creative propositions, visualisation systems, construction, and
testing of physical models that collectively translate into a series
of novel insights for architectural agendas. This book will be of
interest to architecture and design research students and academics
because it advocates the need for a more symbiotic and resilient
approach to natural systems, which could benefit from the integration
of regenerating material flows into our buildings and urban
settlements.
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Experimental Practices of Design in a State of Flux
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781000968644
Publisert
2023
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
Taylor & Francis
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
Forfatter