ENTROPY SYSTEMS

GRADUATE THESIS
ADVISOR ■ NADER TEHRANI

INDIVIDUAL WORK
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.