{"id":3782,"date":"2015-12-31T04:48:33","date_gmt":"2015-12-31T04:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesis.arch.hku.hk\/2015\/?p=3782"},"modified":"2015-12-31T04:48:50","modified_gmt":"2015-12-31T04:48:50","slug":"temporariness-archicycle-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thesis.arch.hku.hk\/2015\/2015\/12\/31\/temporariness-archicycle-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Temporariness &Archicycle"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/p>\n This thesis develops on the belief that architecture can mediate between different conditions in scope of time and space. Starting from material\u2019s ( textile) property research ,it provokes a new method of exploring sculpting geometries\u2019 profile from two dimensional frames and playing with fluid and ambiguous space.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n WHY?<\/a><\/p>\n Issue\/Precedent WHAT?<\/p>\n
\nThe introduction of concrete, steel and elevator allowed the building to develop taller and heavier. But just as Buckminster Fuller asked, \u201cDo you know how much your house weighs?\u201d While too conscious of house size, we gradually perceive architecture as permanent. But could it be smart and adaptive to various occasions? The question inevitably leads to the architecture discourse of temporariness and flexibility. The discourse of temporariness and flexibility could be traced back to the origin of architecture. Ancient Mongolian has a well-documented history of using tents for
\ngrazing. Metabolists challenged rigid megastructure by soft impermanent units ,which suggests the possibility for buildings to be designed like boats or planes. Frei Otto explored the structural properties of minimal surfaces through the use of simple wool-thread machines with which temporary architecture optimized for large \u2013span uses.
\nCurrent
\nWith advent of new material and digital technology, flexible architecture demonstrated great possibility. Currently, Shigeru Ban tests the idea of performing flexibility through the use of component( paper cylinder ,wood strips, etc ) on fixed frame. Yung Ho Chang experiments adopting flexible molds for cladding and structure. Dominque Perrault\u2019s recent works demonstrate spatial moves and concerns of \u2018 speed\u2019, \u2018liquidity \u2019, \u2018 softness\u2019 which may be applied for the changing function in one building. My Proposition This thesis develops on the belief that architecture can mediate between different conditions in response to the accelerating cycles of economic production, natural disasters and soaring need of flexibility in scope of time and space .It will starts by studying the property of textile, developing from two dimensional frames to sculpt geometries\u2019 profile into a variety of unexpected shapes with great flexibility , which is different from the above method of developing flexibility by mere volume or frames.<\/p>\n