material/scaleprocess of design JA47 is devoted to building materials and the process of design. The materials selected by a designer profoundly affect the outcome of his design labor, as does the actual design process, which is itself shaped by the character of those materials.
“JA47” is devoted to building materials and the process of design. The materials selected by a designer profoundly affect the outcome of his design labor, as does the actual design process, which is itself shaped by the character of those materials. The problem-solving actions of that process leave their mark on the completed spaces and architectural forms, and are apparent in the architecture, at various dimensions of scale. This time, by examining material-to-material relationships, not only at the level of the components but at various dimensions of scale, we endeavor to show how these relationships combine to produce the overall building and its place. The architectural models we offer, moreover, are of a kind that employ advanced construction techniques in producing “an appearance of relinquishing” modern building methods. Their methods of design, which involve a deliberate reliance on the essential character of the materials, promise to have a major impact on contemporary design methods. The actions that propel the design process cannot be described as a simple flow of procedures. Diverse influences arise in that process and ultimately transform the character of the spaces and architecture. From the “unpredictability” of the design process, new ways of perceiving and creating architecture may emerge.
エッセイ 素材即構造表現 ブルージュとロンドンのパビリオンをめぐって 伊東豊雄 
マテリアル・ライフ-素材とプログラム 
ESSAY Structural Expression–Direct from the Materials The Pavilions of Bruges and London Toyo Ito 
Material Life–Material and Program 