Tectonics in architecture relates to the science of construction. Yet the notion of Tectonics raises construction to an art form, through the symbiosis of technical requirements and creative design. Studio 12 explores fields of transdisciplinary research, addressing art, design and engineering. Combining building science and artistic processes, the Studio becomes a laboratory of pedagogical tools, supporting students to learn by making, design by testing and explore by research.
The building systems produced in Studio 12 over the last 4 years compile an atlas of tools and craftsmanship, creating a valuable collective document of cultural heritage preservation, environmental impact and socially sustainable principles. The Studio has been working on complex social landscapes and ecological infrastructures exploring material innovation, cultural development and new human geographies. The discussion about the timing of architecture is always present: from the fascination for fast-assembly dynamic structures to mindful regenerative infrastructures of legacy. The research projects get deep into how buildings stand, operate, age, dismantle or disappear, pass away or degrade. Active geometries, regenerative patterns, material ontologies and fabrication systems open up for a fresh approach to sustainability, reviewing the physical and digital limits of architecture as an advanced creative discipline.
The studio agenda develop new architectural languages, exploring tectonic expressions with particular attention to understanding how buildings and infrastructures perform socially and environmentally.
