Uploaded May 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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For a young architect, the realization that lines on paper represent actual physical materials is transformational. An architect's work is to infuse these seemingly simple intersections between materials with meaning and beauty.

To illustrate how architects artfully compose joints (and the different types) I dissect two projects, which differ in their execution but support the same thesis: that even the tiniest of joints matter to architecture.

Concepts:
Articulation
Function
Spatial definition
Rainscreen
Composition
Pattern + Form
Orientation
Sealing
Detail

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Please watch: "Making a Site Model - The Outpost Project"
youtube.com/watch?v=VsJrDScS5ZI
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