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Surface Consciousness

Abstract

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Twenty-first century western visual paradigm is still very much dominated by the perspectival discourse established since the Renaissance, where the subjective view is rationalized as objects diminishing in equal proportions towards a singular vanishing point, rendering the space as a homogeneous continuum. Under the influence of such a representational paradigm, architectural design tends to address space as a pre-existing condition, into which forms are inserted. Surface, in this case, is often treated as secondary to form and space defined as such, and rarely fully addressed in its own architectural capabilities. The thesis aims to highlight an alternative space reading prioritizing the surface, while exploring the generative potential of photogrammetry, a digital surface-scanning tool.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
M.S., Architecture
Level thesis:degree_level
Master of Science
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Architecture
Grantor
Cornell University
Year dc:date.issued
2023

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Wu, Chuyi
Committee member dc:contributor.committeemember
  • Akcan, Esra

Rights

Language dc:language.iso
en

Identifiers

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Dc Identifier Other
ProQuest Submission ID: 11802
ProQuest Publication ID: 30522331
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:ecommons.cornell.edu:1813/113961

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2026-07-24
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citation

Wu, Chuyi. Surface Consciousness. Master of Science thesis, Cornell University, 2023. https://hdl.handle.net/1813/113961