ABSTRACT
KOLAREVIC: This panel discussion will focus on the reemergence of the master builder paradigm. In contemporary circumstances, the master builder is someone who is fully involved in the making of the buildings, where the making means design, production and construction in an almost medieval fashion. As mentioned in the introductory remarks, the complexity of the blob-like forms is drawing architects back into being fully involved in the making of the buildings, that is, into assuming the role of the master builders. Most of the panelists did find themselves in that new role, perhaps out of sheer necessity to see their designs built for reasonable budgets. I would like to ask each of the panelists to provide their own views of that master builder reality in which they find themselves: is that something they are intentionally seeking out, or is that a necessity to have their work built?
