Internationally recognized
Symbol of St. Louis
Tourist destination
From an ecological perspective, the lands within the park’s boundaries are highly unnatural. The landscaping design consists mostly of groupings of monocultures. Air, water, light, and noise pollution are all present.
“Function influence but does not dictate form.” – Eero Saarinen
Multifaceted mashup
Spatio-temporal
Dataset
Social and urban emergent relationships develop across the urban spectacle.
“Exploratory visual analysis that proceeds in an iterative fashion can be a highly effective means of preliminary investigation.” – Jo Wood
Deep focus
Hexagonal openings
Reverse twist mesh
A roll of lightweight metal fence material designed to keep domestic chickens or peacocks in designated aviary areas is discarded.
“Some people object to libertarian ideas because there are too many irresponsible people in the world – people who will cause trouble if the government doesn’t restrain them.” – Harry Browne
Captivating interplay
Facade exploration
Lived experience
The sharp angles and clean lines evoke a sense of order and precision.
“Consciousness is not a mere empty stage on which things appear… it is itself a living process.” – Edmund Husserl
Tactile stimuli
Navigating terrain
Tapestry engagement
Found abstract art sometimes features pronounced texture within bold geometric shapes that transcend the purely visual realm.
“Every experience refers to the possibility . . . of obtaining, little by little as experience continues, new determinations of the same thing.” – Edmund Husserl
Object materiality
Warm glow
Slow decay
A close-up of a metal structure with multiple planes of focus.
“The question is not what you look at, but what you see.” – Henry David Thoreau
Shear strength
Wood sheathing
Fortifies the structure
Differentially painted fiberboard made of chips of wood bound together with wax and resin.
“OSB is lightweight, flexible, and inexpensive, but tends to swell when wet, which can damage the framing.” – Jordan Smith
Passive reception
External stimuli
Core tenets
The delicate dance of perception requires us to be constantly aware of our own role in shaping experience.
“The world of appearances is not the world of realities.” – Edwin Abbott
With the world
Intertwined nature
Perception embodiment
Engaging with existence through a phenomenological lens offers a deeper understanding of the ways in which we constitute experience.
“As an architect, you design for the present, with an awareness of the past for a future which is essentially unknown.” – Norman Foster
Age of leveling
Abstract uniformity
Stark skyscraper
The city may evoke feelings of angst and alienation, but it also serves as a reminder of the power of the subjective.
“Abstract thought…is like a spider that spins its own web and is then entangled in its own product.” – Soren Kierkegaard