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The document discusses the significance of timber in architecture, emphasizing its expressive qualities and the importance of joints in construction. It highlights a case study of Kengo Kuma's GC Prostho Museum, showcasing traditional Japanese joinery techniques and the aesthetic value of structural connections. Additionally, it provides instructions for downloading Autodesk Revit for students.

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AD 552 Digital Media 02

The document discusses the significance of timber in architecture, emphasizing its expressive qualities and the importance of joints in construction. It highlights a case study of Kengo Kuma's GC Prostho Museum, showcasing traditional Japanese joinery techniques and the aesthetic value of structural connections. Additionally, it provides instructions for downloading Autodesk Revit for students.

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AD 552 Digital Lecture 1

Media 02
Timber in
Architecture

Timber joints express how things come


together

It’s not just construction; it’s the “art of


construction”
- Timber is one of architecture’s oldest materials
— yet remains the most expressive of craft,
– Timber assembly, and detail.

- It’s tectonic by nature — every joint, notch, and


grain reveals how it’s put together.
Timber - Timber buildings speak through their
connections; nails, dowels, joinery, and grain
direction all matter.
- In tectonic design, wood is not just a surface
finish; it is a visible system of making.

Quality: joinery, warmth, grain, flexibility, rhythm.


Case Study : Kengo Kuma – GC Prostho
Museum (Japan)
- Inspired by traditional Japanese joinery
(chidori system) — no nails or glue.

- Structure made of interlocking cedar


members forming a porous, lightweight frame.

- Each joint expresses


logic, precision, and
gravity.

- Demonstrates how
structure itself becomes
ornament.

Attributes

Assembly as spatial experience.


Light filters through structure — every connection visible.
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