2010 Vertical Studio Options

1. Architectural Dynamics

Adam Hardy

‘Movement’ in architecture most commonly refers to the movement of people in and around buildings, but can also imply the expression of movement by architecture, either through the wandering of the eye or the mind or through the suggestion – or the illusion even – that architecture is actually in motion. Gothic and Baroque architecture, Indian temples, and Art Deco, are among the kinds of architecture often though of as dynamic in the sense of expressing movement. This Vertical Studio aims to explore the various architectural means by which movement can be expressed by architecture. Two main pieces of work will be produced by each member of the group: (1) animated drawings analysing the dynamics of a chosen architectural example, and (2) a dynamic piece of architectural sculpture.