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Tolerance: Material Conversations on Life & Architecture
Material, architecture, and life are intricately connected. With roots in phenomenology, literature, and sculptural exploration, Tolerance: Material Conversations on Life & Architecture addresses the deeper questions of space-making, and what it means to be in communication with the material world.
Material, architecture, and life are intricately connected. With roots in phenomenology, literature, and sculptural exploration, Tolerance: Material Conversations on Life & Architecture addresses the deeper questions of space-making, and what it means to be in communication with the material world.
to these interactions with material duean approach where, as much as possible,preconceived notions of form were avoidedand new forms were developed basedon sensory feedback derived from thoseinteractions. The architect Louis Kahn isfamously known for asking a brick what itwants to be. This process was an attemptto find not only that kind of answer, but tohear the questions asked of the designer bythe material.The process resulted in recognizableand not-so-recognizable forms, in tandemwith poetry that evolved with them. Thisallowed the concept of memory and humanlife to enter into the work, creating piecesthat were unique and meditative. Topicssuch as gender, religion, death, and familyarose, creating a charged space between theworks and the writing.A key realization in this work isthe student as the product of education.Referred to as a “reversal” there appear atriad of discoveries in which communicationis much more apparent than is traditionallyrecognized. These conversations occurbetween artist/designer and material,between student and education, andbetween architecture and inhabitant.If given the time and attention, it isconcluded that architecture can be muchmore than simply shelter from the elements2 Tolerance
or a container for humans. Humansexperience architecture as different andas unique as they are themselves. It canhold messages from nature itself, as wellas from the depths of our own memories,inspiring us to be better stewards of ourenvironments, more equitable citizens andneighbors, and reminding us of the powerand mysteries of life as conscious beings.Abstract 3
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