Category ArchForm Course

Light and atmosphere; the most intangible materials in architecture. Most times, architecture is discussed in terms of structure, materiality and form. But light is a powerful architectural tool that can change the feel of a space. Depending on its orientation,…

What is the relationship of one part of a building to another? What is the relationship of one building to another in a particular setting? The ratio between the height of a wall and the width of a window, the…

Guiding Movement Just as architecture often seems like a matter of objects, materials, and surfaces, it is also easy to overlook how it organizes our movements through spaces. How we enter, circulate through, stop, and look at or into each…

What is architectural form? Before we even think about the lines on the page, we must look at proportions, space, and the relationship of objects to one another. Architectural form is the visual language of objects in space. It’s the…