Architecture is about constructing–putting the
arcane of shapes together and providing some kind of order. This
order has spatial consequences and the ability to shape
daylight, to interrogate it objectively is what we can call
architecture as “the art of building”. Innovation is the basis of architecture.
It becomes possible to shape a building according to complex geometries and curves
and folds. “Brick – by and large – isn't a structural substance any more, it's
a skin. But it's what the skin looks like that counts.”
Materiality is as much a celebration of regionality as bringing
dynamism to static structure, imbuing buildings with a sense of time.
Daylighting lends itself to inventiveness and is a magic ingredient in architecture.
Most spaces have lighting requirements tied to the functions we perform in them. The
architects need to serve the public, the communal needs and some desires of the
people.
Renderings are a powerful way to capture and communicate these
ideas—a necessary complement to the hard line plans and sections that comprise
much of the architect’s lexicon. This enables architects to work on the science
that is beyond architecture and also the poetry that is part of architecture simultaneously:
to understand with equal ease the aesthetic and pragmatic implications of
design decisions.
