Abstract:
This thesis addresses the question on of what it means to work in a multiple disciplinary architectural practice. This was done by physically engaging in an experimental practice that simultaneously designed a public library in Dallas, Texas and worked in various spatial disciplines. Case studies were used to contextualize insight gained from work undertaken in the alternative disciplines, which illustrated that architecture as a profession or practice has the ability to move outside of itself. This thesis discussed the disconnection between architecture and 'the things that fill our spaces'. It introduced the idea that these 'things' are a subjective form of architecture and discussed practices that expand the discipline to include them. Architectures current condition has shifted the position of the architect to the point where collaboration is necessary. This thesis discussed the need for agitation, giving an opinion on what direction the profession should take: towards a collaborative mode of practice. This thesis demonstrates an architectural practice that expands on traditional forms of production and research, offering architecture a means of being critical and reflective of its practice.
