Objects in transformation

Author

Caroline Coxe Lippincott, Rhode Island School of DesignFollow

Date of Award

Spring 6-4-2022

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Architecture (MArch)

Department

Architecture

First Advisor

Amelyn Ng

Second Advisor

Carl Lostritto

Third Advisor

Jie Eng

Abstract

Traces and marks left behind tell the stories of buildings and their materials. Remnants of the past remain, while new construction is layered on top, creating a kind of palimpsest. Artifacts of material time - rust, erosion, growth - are inevitable, yet often feared. Typically in search of longevity, architects gravitate toward materials and finishes that promise durability. My work questions some of the assumptions we have about material quality as a function of time. Through experimental artifacts, this thesis reorients our perceptions of time’s effects on the built and natural environments, and introduces a new and expanded time scale.

Comments

View exhibition online: Caroline Lippincott, The Fetish of Forever: Objects in Transformation

Recommended Citation

Lippincott, Caroline Coxe, "Objects in transformation" (2022). Masters Theses. 877.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/masterstheses/877

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