A new formalism challenges modern value systems and a world engineered for order and efficiency. This thesis posits a new mode of contemporary design through the translation of typography’s syntactical elements into architectural tectonics. Similar to how architecture can be understood through tectonics and design language, typography is distinct by its anatomies and how these contribute to a known language. There are large parallels between the way typography is read and how architecture is experienced. Thus, typography becomes the vehicle through which a new formalism operates. This design language places emphasis on aesthetic and gestural moves that shape a deeper narrative. It also challenges classical means of extrusion and explores alternative modeling techniques to produce architectural form. In an increasingly automated world, a new formalism celebrates an interest towards craftsmanship, identity, and narrative. Typography, as a deeply human form of communication, becomes an expressive medium for reclaiming intentionality and creativity.
Fonts Figures Facades: Towards a New Formalism of Architecture
