Architectural Oddities

Architectural Oddities is a drawing series that challenges the limitations presented by commonly used architectural drawing formats - the plan, section, and perspective - as a method to materialize architecture. Too often, architects rush to create an object or quantifiable space that prematurely resolves a known set of conditions. In turn, the architect loses the ability to describe the true spirit of the architecture and the thought processes behind it.

To continually drive the architectural imagination, Architectural Oddities proposes an alternate mode of design that disentangles the architect’s preconceptions through a process called “traces,” which attempts to unlock the true potential of architecture. Traces allow one to distill the essence of an architectural vision, capturing the very spirit of the architectural proposition. Within this collection of drawings, each Architectural Oddity investigates the metamorphosis of hard tissue (structure), deciphering the regenerative potential of cellular growth to create new forms and spaces.

As the first stage in a series of methodic drawings, through a rigorous process of drawing, layering and refinement, the abstract sets of lines in Architectural Oddities can be transformed into inhabitable structures that reflect the essence of the original proposition. The architecture emerges from the interplay of lines and relationships between each element, eventually coalescing into a set of volumetric geometries that embody the architectural vision. More than a mere collection of drawings, Architectural Oddities represents a manifesto, a call to mobilize architects everywhere to question the boundaries of what is possible and embrace the full potential of the architectural imagination.