Research Through Making 2012-2013
Historically, research and creative practice have been constructed as "opposites." This is not an unusual struggle in architecture schools, particularly in the context of a research university. This perceived tension between design and research is indicative of age-old anxieties within the architecture field to understand its nature as an "applied art." Design can be a purely creative activity not unlike creative practices in music and art. In other cases, design can be a purely problem solving activity, not unlike research in engineering and industrial production.
In its fourth year, University of Michigan Taubman College's Research Through Making (RTM) Program provides seed funding for faculty research, worked on by faculty, students and interdisciplinary experts. The exhibition presents tangible results of their collaborative work.
Research Through Making Installations:
- Electroform(alism): Masters, substrates and the rules of attraction
Jean-Louis Farges and Anya Sirota
- Making Nothing
McLain Clutter and Kyle Reynolds
- (DE)COMPOSING TERRITORY: Enclosure as a negotiation between bioplastics + environments
Meredith Miller
- Crease, Fold, Pour: Advancing Flexible Formwork with Digital Fabrication and Origami Folding
Maciej Kaczynski
- Platform for Architecture & Makin' It, A Situation Comedy
John McMorrough and Julia McMorrough
Photo by Peter Smith / Peter Smith Photography
Research Through Making 2012-2013
Historically, research and creative practice have been constructed as "opposites." This is not an unusual struggle in architecture schools, particularly in the context of a research university. This perceived tension between design and research is indicative of age-old anxieties within the architecture field to understand its nature as an "applied art." Design can be a purely creative activity not unlike creative practices in music and art. In other cases, design can be a purely problem solving activity, not unlike research in engineering and industrial production.
In its fourth year, University of Michigan Taubman College's Research Through Making (RTM) Program provides seed funding for faculty research, worked on by faculty, students and interdisciplinary experts. The exhibition presents tangible results of their collaborative work.
Research Through Making Installations:
- Electroform(alism): Masters, substrates and the rules of attraction
Jean-Louis Farges and Anya Sirota
- Making Nothing
McLain Clutter and Kyle Reynolds
- (DE)COMPOSING TERRITORY: Enclosure as a negotiation between bioplastics + environments
Meredith Miller
- Crease, Fold, Pour: Advancing Flexible Formwork with Digital Fabrication and Origami Folding
Maciej Kaczynski
- Platform for Architecture & Makin' It, A Situation Comedy
John McMorrough and Julia McMorrough
Photo by Peter Smith / Peter Smith Photography