Epilogue/Preface

Сonclusions and expectations

This project was the beginning of exploring a new relationship between architecture and power in authoritarian states. I sought to use their skills and knowledge to engender positive change by creating a tool that allows architects to serve the public good directly with their hands.

The project’s overarching goal was to explore the potential of architecture to interact with people, examining how architectural tools can engage users in interaction and deepen the comprehension of their experience.

The Architectural Machine, a formal embodiment of a social issue of concern to the architect, was created by integrating the elements of the plastic arts, the utilitarian nature of architecture, and the constraints in which the architect’s work is carried out.

The project was not only about the physical embodiment of architecture, but also about the formation of questions and the search for the right words to describe the current state and possibilities of architecture. Simplistic perceptions can lead to homogeneity and limit healthy development. The project aimed to promote diversity and expand awareness of reality, even if formal results were not yet known.