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TomTangYaleSchoolofArchitecture2009f06_hybridshybridsarenaturallymoreadpativetoitsenviron-mentduetothesheernumberofpermutationspossible.Geneticallybottle-neckedconceptsarecross-bredacrosstraditionalboundariestogener-ateproductiveandmorefitoffsprings.SkinandVolumeFall06:01SkinandVolumearethebasictenentsofmanifolds,hulls,andforms.Inthisproject,bothskinandvolumesoughtdematerialization.Thevolumeisbothpuncturedbytheexcessivefoldingoftheskinandreaffirmedbythecontinuityofeachstrand.Inthisway,dependanciesbetweenskinandvolumeareintactwhilequestioningthevolatilityofboth.Thequestionposedbythisprojectwastwo-fold.First,howcanoneanalyzeasiteusingfields?Andsecond,howdoesonedesignwiththisfieldinmind?Theformerisanexerciseincriticalanalysis:moreprecisely,theabilitytofocusonasys-temicframeworktoinfertheinnerworkingsofasystem.Theconditionsofthefieldwererecognizedasamatrixofvelocityvectors.Byrepresentingthevelocityasafield,spacewasparameterizedinaconsistentsinglevari-ableconditionfromwhichinteractionsandsiteconditionscanbeextracted.Thesiteanalysiswasusedasanempiricalanalysismodeltodeterminerelationshipsbetweenvariousmodesoftransportation:pedestrian,bicycle,car,bus,andtrain.Focusingonthefieldinterferencepoints,itbecameapparentthatthelevelorfluidityoftheinteractionwasdirectlyrelatedtovelocity.Fieldinterferencewasgenerallycategorizedashomogenous,heterogeneous,andfieldtransfers.Thefirsttwoaredescriptiveofinteractivityconditions,thelastaddressespeopletransferringfromonemodeoftransportationtoanother.Thethresholdlevelsoffluidinteractioninhet-erogeneoussystemswerecataloguedandmappedbacktovelocityandaccelerationtoshowdependencies.Fromthesesystems,methodswerecreatedtomeasure/manipu-latevelocityinordertopromoteorhinderflu-idityinfieldinterference.Designingwithintheframeworkofthefieldal-lowedonetodesignanotherfieldontheex-tantfield,orrelegatefieldtoanalysisonly.Theanalysis,throughitsempiricalruleextractionsnolongerhadadirectspatialrelationshiptothesite,butrathercreatedakitoftoolstoimplementanydesignstrategydealingwithvelocity.Returningtothespatialattributesofthesite,thesiteinterferencezonesofferanopportunitytousethevelocitymanipulationtoolsinordertoinfluenceordisruptextantfieldconditions.Inordertomediatevelocity,adjustmentstoextantvelocityconditionsrequirethatallob-jectsoperateonthelowestcommondenomi-nator.Thismeansthatcarsmustoperateatthesamevelocityasthatofpedestriansandsowouldcarsandbuses.Thiswouldseverelycrippletheperformanceofthetransportationsystem.Soinsteadofvelocitymediation,aasystemofvelocitysegregationisproposedinstead.Byunderstandingthetoolsforad-justingandmeasuringvelocity,thosesametoolsarenowusedtoisolatevelocitiesandprovideaphenomenologicalorexperientialperceptionofvelocityfortheobjectswhichoperateandactivatethearchitecturalmecha-nismswithinthefield.VelocitometerFall06:02Tesse-laceFall06:03Informeisprocessofgeneratingformfromrules.Formbyitselfisnothingmorethangeometry.Thechargedspacebetweenformandinformecontainsvectorsforcomplexityandemergence.Fromeachruleimposedonasystemofinformearefoldedforces(forceswaitingtospringforth,potential).Theseforcesunravelinthespacebetweenformandinforme.Inthisproject,tessellationisgenerativerule.Astheformtessellates,emergentpatternswithintheformresultfromthepushofincreasedden-sityalongtheedgewherethetessellationoccurs.Theseforces,astheypushintotheactivesystemcausespatialcompressioninonedimensionandspatialexpansionalonganotherasforcesareresolvedtomaintainc1continuity(tangentialcontinuity).Eukanu-spaFall06:04Aconceptualcollage,disparateconstraintsaretopologi-callymappedandnetworkedbasedonlooserelationships.Thisexploratorydeviceyeildedaconsistentconceptualstrainofcategorizationandperformanceenhancement.Bylookingtothecityforpartcategorization,thedialecticbe-tweenfacadeandparkdroveattheissueofbothreciproca-tionnegationwherebyadualityoffacadesandparksdistin-guishthecategorizedandenhancedelementsofthebuildingPlotFacadeCirculationOutdoorsDogSuitesHumanSuitesParkStreetMarketParkingLotParkingGarageDogRunParkTrailsCafeSeatWallPoolSmallDogSleepAreaBigDogSleepAreaWallCafeSeatHallwayReceptionOfficeCafeTableRoomLinearPinchedCorrugatedAffineTransformationHelixFacadeParkVirtualPark/RealParkPrimaryFacade/SecondaryFacadeBuildingprogramsrespondtoanurbanconditionasacata-lystforenhancement.Ataxonomyofextrusionenhancementsweredevelopedandoperatedintheconceptualpark/facadeinterplay.s07_inversiontheinverseofathingisitspartneraswellasitsad-versary.Likeparticlesandanti-particles,theirex-istenceisboundtogether,yetcombinedtheyarezero-sum.B-Unit1DominationC-Unit2DominationA-IsolationD-SharedABCDConfigurationtransitionsarefluidandreacttocircumstancesbetweenoccupantsandwithinhouseholds.Thegoalisnottoarriveatastableconfiguration,butratherallowandevenencourageoscillationsbetweendifferentstates.InstabilityinTenant-OwnerTerritorializationBehaviorAnalysisofTerritorialConfigurationsInstableHouseSpr07:03Inhousingprojects,anemphasisismadeonisolationofprivatespacesbutaninte-grationofpublicspaces.However,thissystemhassettledintoaninherent