“I guess that (project) was the most abstract idea (now), and… in the future this abstract idea - being subjective again may not be abstract and may be the norm.”
- S. Ho, 20 April. 2020
Often in architecture school, we’re asked to create a concept drawn from something abstract. Otherwise, we are given a comment from our tutors saying that our work is quite abstract…
But what is abstract? How do you formulate an abstract idea and how do you create a concept from something that is open to interpretation?
Sometimes it feels like we’re drawing ideas from thin air, and so in this session - Shaun and I examine our impression of what it means to be abstract in the world of architecture education and in the real world. More importantly, whether creating abstract concepts is what is needed in our industry right now.
Notes:
RMIT Storey Hall and Green Brain - ARM Architecture
Kanazawa 21st Century Museum - SANAA
Comedian (Banana duct taped to the wall) - Maurizio Cattelan
Bjarke Ingels
Zaha Hadid
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao - Frank Gehry
Louise Bourgeois (textile, sculptor, painter…artist)
Yayoi Kusama (artist)
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About Shaun Ho
Hello! My name is Shaun! I’m a recent Architecture Masters Graduate from Monash University. I believe that the built environment gives us the creative ability to incite positive change in people and our environment. I respond to the environment or my experience of the site with unique solutions and perspectives which I use to drive the design and development of my architecture forms and concepts.
You can find Shaun’s photography Instagram @shaunyho and his portfolio of works here.
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