ENTROPY SYSTEMS
GRADUATE THESIS
ADVISOR ■ NADER TEHRANI
ADVISOR ■ NADER TEHRANI
INDIVIDUAL WORK
FALL 2023
FALL 2023
Entropy Systems started by looking at the fracture as a genuine
moment of material expression. Using plaster as a surrogate for concrete,
different experiments tested how different ways of breaking could be generative
to space and form. At the core of this research is a questioning of what we
consider raw materials and the labor and energy-intensive refining processes
involved in preparing materials for building. The second stage of this research
was a case study. A generic reinforced concrete building - one of the most
common building types worldwide - was modeled to scale in plaster and
subsequently demolished. The resulting debris were sorted, cataloged, and then
reconfigured into a new structure combining methods learned from the first
stage of research. The purpose of this research was to change how we view
buildings and cities. Taking reference from the geological forces that
constantly dismantle and recreate the earth, this project looks at how entropy
can be a generative force when applied to the architecture around us.