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ARCH6682-1 / Spring 2023

Subject_Object

SUBJECT_OBJECT will explore the tectonic and poetic potential of materials to express the histories and futures of disparate found objects/ agents / environments by creating a new object through fabrication methodologies that are new, site specific and sustainable. Amplifying the latent sensory and emotional power of materiality will be the focus of the course.

Participants will choose a SUBJECT of Interest and explore this subject through study and possible connection of two disparate objects/agents/environments. The result will be a new OBJECT. The course will encourage research into sculptural fabrication techniques and will progress from documentation and ideation through design and detailing to fabrication of the newly found object. Connective fabrication typologies will be explored to express unexploited adjacencies and create a new unified form, based on the materials identified by each participant. The neuroaesthetic effects of material assemblies will underpin all discussions.

The course will be designed as a combination of lectures, guest lectures and site visits that explore artistic and sculptural practices that highlight fabrication as a poetic and intellectual process. Each week we will discuss concepts and fabrication techniques through sculptural installations, their associated materials, and their properties. We will visit fabrication studios around the city to learn about multimodal fabrication possibilities including digital fabrication techniques.

Students will be asked to present documentation of sites and objects chosen through writing, drawing, and detail studies, followed by a presentation of connective strategies considered along with examples of precedents. Design of the connective tissue creating the newly found object, will be explored and discussed in drawings, including 2D and 3D detail drawings, models and prototypes. The fabrication process will be documented either as video or as a text. Exploring the logic of difference and unity through material connection, the resulting works will be assembled for exhibition.

Other Semesters & Sections
Course Semester Title Student Work Instructor Syllabus Requirements & Sequence Location & Time Session & Points Call No.
ARCH6682‑1 Fall 2025
Subject+Object
Suchi Reddy
300 Buell South
F 9 AM - 11 AM
Full Semester
3 Points
10708
A6682‑1 Fall 2024
Subject_Object
Suchi Reddy
300 BUELL SOUTH
F 9 AM - 11 AM
FULL SEMESTER
3 Points
18061