Form fitness explorations in Architecture.


Seeking to escape site-specific narratives, programmatic limitations and typological control; this class will explore architecture’s own generative and material capacities to become an organizational mechanism that relates to function.

During this academic term, we will make use of thorough digital experimentation. The use of advanced NURBS operations, computational fluid dynamics and parametric growth engines will be critical to challenge the formal conventions of building envelope and supporting systems—skin/surface/structure and the complexity of boundary definers, tectonic values and circulation areas.

Starting from the study of reference objects, we will identify particular relationships between form and performance, followed by a series of dynamic analyses that would define strategies for form optimization. Using the resultant geometry information as a driver, students will digitally model and modify the original profiles to satisfy the requirements of two architectural applications that will vary in scale.

Monday, December 15, 2008











The primary focus of this study is based on the dynamics of form and performance of a boat and its relationship toAnthropometrics. Humans interact with their environments based on their physical dimensions, sensory capabilities and limits. Form, shape, appearance, and configuration apply to the mass magnitude of this project. In relation to human limits, a grid was created to represent the proportional factors and morphological analysis of a boat as it applies to the fabrication of the pavilion. The grid was deconstructed to create a fifty person ratio massing. After the aggregation and rotation of structural elements, a repetition of the view in plan was used to create the layout for the transportation hub. This architectural assemblage serves as a mean of transportation from one point in space to another via a linear circulation path. Not only does the pavilion establish a relationship with human scale, it also interacts with their psyche in terms of their sensory capabilities. Light is significant in architecture because it is the only thing that is animated, making it personable to humans. The delicate openings atop of the pavilion create thin slits of light that change in location as the day progresses giving it a majestic expression.

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