Plastic Playground

Privledged Perspective

The Topic of Formalism..

was discussed in this studio as a conversation about current conventions in architecture. Does architecture always rely on an alibi for decisions? For example must be always implement a concrete rule set to create form? Does form have to follow function? Does form have to be only a decorated shed or a duck? We looked at Object Orientated Ontology by Graham Harman as an example of how form could be generated by the context of itself as an alibi for itself and took our own projects as an opportunity to discover the answer to: When does an object become Architecture?

Plastic Objects...

were used to reconstruct the image of a whale that was killed by plastic pollution. The objects, primarily composed of plastic toys highlights the uncomfortable truth of our destructive patterns being passed onto the children ,that are supposed to symbolize innocence. This cycle of destruction continues as grotesque images of littered plastic changes to the environment become the new norm. The image was designed to be seen anamoprhically from the front, to allow visitors to what would become a college campus as a reminder to it’s staff, students and visitors to acknowledge this harsh truth and to implement environmental sustainability in all aspects of design and innovation. There was different scales of objects ranging from minature doll house food to full size plastic knives and forks. Large objects were used for structure and adding mass, where small objects were used for more refined details of areas of importance such as the find and face