Exploring temporality
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2021-04-16
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The thought of the building one day decaying and returning
back into the earth is usually not considered by an
architect designing a new building. This thesis explores
themes of temporality, ephemerality, and observation
based analysis within the architectural design process.
The concept of temporality is evaluated in the work of
artists Andy Goldsworthy and Gordon Matta-Clark. In
addition, their creative processes are studied toward
establishing an architectural design methodology. The
ruins of an abandoned cement plant in the ghost town
of Marlbank Ontario is analyzed through a series of site
visits occurring throughout the 2020 - 2021 academic
year. Observations of the site and ruins were documented
through text, drawings and photography. Parallel to the
‘observations’ a series of ‘installations’ were completed
at various scales. Experiences of isolated contemplation
and subjective exploration on the abandoned landscape
while creating these artworks informs an architectural
program and design for two distinct cabins - taking direct
influence of their surrounding environments and reflecting
a consciousness of the temporary.
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Ephemerality, temporality, observation, connectivity, experimental process, landscape architecture