Mode/s of Making

人類學家將創造和創新行做為判斷人類發展的特徵。在整個石器時代，石材工具製造技術的5個主要轉變被定義並被稱為“模式”。在過去的250萬年裡，人類繼續以越來越快的速度推進新工具，從算盤、尺規到計算機。雖然這些創新通常是為了解決當時的問題，但每個新工具都相應地為許多不可預見的機會產生了新的可能。本案透過當代新穎的科技技術，探索創新自己的製造工具/方法，理解當代建築中，工具製造的重要性，創造既可以解決現有的複雜問題，也可以作為設計創新的媒介。

Anthropologists identify the act of creation and innovation as one of the defining characteristics of human development. Throughout the stone – age, 5 major transitions in stone tool making technology were defined and referred to as “modes”. In the past 2.5 million years humanity has continued to advance new tools at an ever accelerating rate from the abacus, to the slide rule, calculator, and computer. Although these innovations are typically made to address specific problems, each new tool correspondingly opens doors to numerous unforeseen opportunities. This program explored the significance of tool-making in contemporary architecture both as a resolution to existing complications as well as a platform for design innovation.