ABSTRACT
The architecture shown in the artefacts of spatial production always appears to be static and fixed. This motionless state is intrinsic to the traditional media of architectural design, and directly impacts on the aspects of architecture that can be considered in the design process. This chapter asserts that the existing modes of architectural representation do not allow for an explicit consideration of the temporal aspects of architecture. It introduces the idea of 'moving drawings' that represent time, as well as space. The media of architectural representation has no place for the consideration of duration. Stuck in that instant, the architecture thus represented cannot be affected by temporal forces: raindrops don't fall, footsteps don't imprint, stain, or wear, shadows don't move, wind doesn't blow, doors don't slam. Specifically, the chapter contains an analysis of the spatio-temporal qualities within Michael Snow's seminal structural film Wavelength. It presents specific works of the author's film-making practice as examples of architectural moving drawings.
