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DUST : [A Proxy for the Unheard] Ranveer Singh, Sandhu

Abstract

A misconception of architecture is that it’s built by humans for humans, and once constructed, is static. Although buildings may primarily be designed within Euclidean space, their lives are not constrained to it; they interact with the ambient atmosphere and the beings within it. Architecture exists within the framework of the Actor Network Theory (ANT); it undergoes constant change through interactions with beings within its ambient environment.1 ANT flattens hierarchy, considering the actions of all beings as equal. Our buildings are exposed to dust and countless more-than-human entities that exist within the atmosphere, invisible to the naked eye. The more-than-human interacts with the built environment, forming rich internal narratives. Sympathetic engagement with the physical registrations of such beings exposes another layer to ‘nature’ that is invisible to the naked eye. Exposure to additional beings and processes of the natural world breaks the boundary between built and natural and strengthens the bond between humans and the more-than-human.

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Title
DUST : [A Proxy for the Unheard]
Creator
Ranveer Singh, Sandhu
Date Issued
2021-12
Description
A misconception of architecture is that it’s built by humans for humans, and once constructed, is static. Although buildings may primarily be designed within Euclidean space, their lives are not constrained to it; they interact with the ambient atmosphere and the beings within it. Architecture exists within the framework of the Actor Network Theory (ANT); it undergoes constant change through interactions with beings within its ambient environment.1 ANT flattens hierarchy, considering the actions of all beings as equal. Our buildings are exposed to dust and countless more-than-human entities that exist within the atmosphere, invisible to the naked eye. The more-than-human interacts with the built environment, forming rich internal narratives. Sympathetic engagement with the physical registrations of such beings exposes another layer to ‘nature’ that is invisible to the naked eye. Exposure to additional beings and processes of the natural world breaks the boundary between built and natural and strengthens the bond between humans and the more-than-human.
Subject
air; anthropocene; architecture; art; environment; more-than-human; dust; installation; atmosphere
Geographic Location
Venice
Genre
Graduating Project
Type
Text
Language
eng
Series
University of British Columbia. ARCH 549
Date Available
2022-01-05
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0406150
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/80518
Affiliation
Applied Science, Faculty of; Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA), School of
Campus
UBCV
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Graduate
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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