Technics

Technics Studio addresses generic architectural issues with a particular focus: to examine the role of building technology in architectural design. More comprehensively, studio projects engage design in ways that relate to architectural theories, design technologies, critical innovations, and pragmatic processes. In Technics this provides a context for understanding the forces of nature and their impact on the design of buildings. The studio employs a systematic approach that begins with identifying real or perceived potentials latent in the physical environment, developing them as an architectural strategy, and lastly evaluating performance through either simulation or physical testing.

Throughout the studio sequence and especially at the master’s level, collaboration between studio instructors, research staff, and outside practitioners is encouraged. Technics studio provides a setting for students to enrich their knowledge of building technology, to design, build and test prototypes for performance, and to acquire insight into design approaches that embrace sustainable design as a necessary goal.

2008-2009 T1
2007-2008 T2
2007-2008 T1
2006-2007 T2
2006-2007 T1
2005-2006 T2
2005-2006 T1