ARCH 692
Thesis Research and Design Studio 1
About
FALL 2022
TRD1
Teaching Team:
Philip Beesley
Arch 692 Complex Living Systems in Architecture supports development of a M. Arch. architectural thesis. The course is framed by the research of the Living Architecture Systems Group and by readings in contemporary complex systems, especially oriented to the natural world.
The course is organized in three stages, moving from an investigation of a broad collection of literature and precedents, through documentation of a selected site, a related complex system drawn from the built, natural and social environment, and design projections related to that site, and finally to an integrated research outline that proposes your own thesis approach. This sequence of development is designed to support production of key ingredients of an architectural research-creation thesis. It is supported by templates and workshop sessions where early drafts can be developed and progressively refined. Students are encouraged to reach substantial depth and focus in their work. Design and experiments are emphasized alongside text-based work. A wide range of architectural exploration that includes projections into the future and past, employing personal contemplation, cultural history, and technical development are encouraged. Practical support is provided for the specialized crafts of creation-based research and scholarly writing. The crafts of rhetoric and argument, and of design research including orthography and modeling, information systems, and form and material based manipulation are included.
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