Data Book

An invited talk and essay for Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism Crossroads: Building the Resilient City, published in 2021

Data Book is an essay that expands on the project “Skeuomorphic Screens.” Skeuomorphism, commonly referred to today as a graphical user interface, is a term of archaeological and architectural origin, where details from the past linger as ornamentation. As we become increasingly reliant on digital devices, screens can be examined as architectural elements that singularly translate apertures, portals, and reflections. Functioning as a window, the screen’s familiar flatness produces an opaque void, slipping into our domestic spaces. The essay asks architects to embody the qualities of screens without surrendering to them, to materially translate the intimate encounters we have with physical, built architecture.

See related work Skeuomorphic Screens.

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Image Credit: Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism, Abigail Chang

Editing: Vincent Ahn

Recognition: Awarded Competition, Awarded Graham Foundation Production Grant, Awarded UIC Dean’s Research Prize