Earth Human Mediators

Is it possible for us to develop an architectural phenomenology connecting the solid matter of the Earth to the fluid matter of the climate?

The project is a design tool for building processes that involve the earth, climate, and architecture.

In common architectural practice, earth and climate studies are often problems that are separated from the primary aesthetic intention – to identify and overcome a design challenge.

Using the climate as a canvas on which to sketch, one can improvise and compose using elements in real time, scale, and location. The Earth Human Mediator provides an opportunity to reflect, “Where is the sun, where is the wind and where is the water?” Also, it encourages the user to ask questions such as, “How can elements be designed to become architectural qualities rooted in planetary elements that nourish and delight humans at the same time?”