ABSTRACT
Few words, in my view, would transform the very purpose and activity of design in this century more than the observation that matter is but captured energy. Matter is an expression, a temporary expression, of both vibrating molecules in various states as well as the energy that binds, concentrates, and transforms matter. Perhaps more consequentially, matter is also an expression of all the forms and transformations of energy that are captured and channeled through matter. As such, architecture’s material practices are actually a subset of a range of energy practices. Architecture is a formation of energy and should be designed as such.
