The material and the formal

There is a difference between making in a material manner, as opposed to a formal one. Any selected material has certain physical properties; in the case of wood, one could posit that a certain species has a particular strength, hardness, and appearance. These properties influence our decision to work with a given species of wood. Material carries with it reference. In seeing a certain material - red clay brick, for example - our memory might refer to a prior experience with it. Formal considerations bracket out the material and the referential. Form de-materializes material and is self-referential. Form is the aspect of a thing or set of things. It is the basis for the recognition of commonality and judgement. The act of making inculcates a two-fold relationship between the material and the formal.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Architecture

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Architecture

Department dc:contributor.department

Architecture

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

2018

Author dc:creator

• Vidoni, James Isaac

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Weiner, Frank H.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Dugas, David
• Thompson, Steven R.

• form
• material

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language.iso

en

Dc Identifier Other

vt_gsexam:16658

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/84484