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# Project Description Symbiotic Archi-atomy Dean Francis Summary Final work I have a tactile approach to design where designing through making allows me to express forms and structures to the best of my abilities. Working with a range of materials and art techniques to expand architectural design in more of a collaboration between the art disciplines. I have a tactile approach to design where designing through making allows me to express for... College Central Saint Martins Course BA (Hons) Architecture Graduation year 2022 Symbiotic Archi-atomy: Healing bodies in the age of breakdown In an age of post lockdown, finally reintegrating back into society. It is hard to see how our bodies harness the energy to help us recover back to a new norm. We look to nature for assistance. Surrealism explores the hybridity of stitched- together elements to create an alternative archetype for us to escape into. What is this reality where nature takes over? Creating a space where the architecture emulates the body's relationship with nature, an archi-atomy of decay and healing. A space where we can benefit from this symbiotic exchange from organic material to help our bodies heal in the age of breakdown. Final work View Gallery View Gallery Ceramic Temple Illustrative hand drawn renders of my ceramic temple where I explore textures to create a series of ceramic and natural hatchings to express materiality to the design Celebration of Clay and Earth Research and process Rammed Earth Controlled Erosion Exploring ways I can utilise the process of natural erosion and decay to create structural sculptural forms of materials like rammed earth. How far can I push the topological factors and create forms more organic to nature? Share this project Symbiotic Archi-atomy: Healing bodies in the age of breakdownIn an age of post lockdown, finally reintegrating back into society. It is hard to see how our bodies harness the energy to help us recover back to a new norm. We look to nature for assistan... A link to this page has been added to your clipboard Browse related work Craft & Process Materiality Nature & Environment Story & Myth Architecture Ceramics Earth Illustrations
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