Towards a Theory of Units
01/01/1975267-page thesis submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Master of Architecture. The subject of this study deals with the concept of organicness in relation to architecture, and with, which would be the acts that could guide a process permitting its creation. The theoretical backbone of his analysis of the experimental construction process used in building the Etna cottage, was the construction patterns part of “A Pattern Language”.
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Ornament and Function as Products of Unfolding
Ornament arises as part of the design process, when a person is making and seeks to embellish this "something" while making it. It arises as a result of the latent centers in the uncompleted thing requiring still more centers, requiring ...
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Innovative Construction Systems, Techniques and Materials
One of the main topics of research, included in every building project, was to identify, early on in the design process, the material and techniques of construction. This would re-establish building as an art, and allow rapid shaping and adaptation, ...
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Etna Street Cottage: Basket vault with layers of ultra-lightweight concrete laid over burlap
1974
Construction of an ultra-lightweight concrete vault, built over box columns and beams filled with concrete. Two different methods were used; lightweight concrete over woven basket, lath and burlap for solid vaulted roofs, and burlap impregnated with fiberglass resin, over woven ...
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Etna Street Cottage: Ornament in door frame
1974
S's cut with jig-saw after being drawn on one-inch planks; then filled with plaster.