Description
This seminar will investigate two fundamental paradigms in architecture: surface and structure, through a specific lens of a Gothic vault. The choice of the Gothic vault is strategic in that it possesses an amazing balance of structural exuberance with detailed ornamentation. We will begin by studying both, surface and structure, as integral elements of this specific architectural construction. Through the use of parametric modeling, We will develop one unit of an existing Gothic vault and take it through various stages of transformations. We will look to further evolve both the surface and structure
through parametric modeling in developing a new ceiling system. The seminar is less interested in 2-D graphic patterning of the skin but more interested in a ?deep? skin, one that incorporates three-dimensional patterns, as well as structure that moves from being purely indexical of its load paths to becoming more atmospheric and expressive.