Abstract
All creative endeavors operate on an abstracted level, within selected views of the world and man's physical and mental condition. These "selected views" of the world are the basis of the conceptual approach towards life and the experiences of life. Without a conceptual approach, without a model or framework, those life experiences cannot be absorbed, digested, understood or transformed. They cannot be seen. They affect nothing since there is nothing to be affected. There is no relationship. The role of the designer is to establish relationships, to create ties, to "tame" the world and its potential. Any form of design, of Art and Architecture, is a creation of an object coming out of a selection of the totality and representing a section of the totality. Admitting that the re-creation of the world is not only impossible but undesirable, the establishment of a model, a system, or a framework is paramount to the act of creation. The "model" represents a way of seeing, of choosing, of representing. The model is a conceptual device with physical, formal, emotional and intellectual implications. The creation of the model must be consciously developed since it ultimately establishes the perceptions for the designer, and the sensibilities and effectiveness for the piece.
Committee Chair
Donald C Royse
Committee Members
Iain A Frazer, William E Wallace
Degree
Master of Architecture (MArch)
Author's Department
Graduate School of Architecture
Document Type
Restricted Thesis
Date of Award
5-1-1985
Language
English (en)
Recommended Citation
DeSabatino, Peter, "From conflict to complement : evolution and transformations in architecture" (1985). Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design Theses & Dissertations. 46.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/samfox_arch_etds/46
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