ABSTRACT
MALKAWI: I want to reflect on the original idea of how we came to think about this topic and to briefly introduce the subject that we will discuss in this panel.
Performance in architecture is not new and is a very general concept that has been discussed in different forms. From a theoretical perspective, the concept of performance has been discussed in this symposium from phenomenological and structural perspectives. Our invited speakers come from a variety of disciplines and we tried, as much as possible, to select individuals who would bring various views from the conceptual and operative sides of performance. In his presentation, David Leatherbarrow provided a comprehensive introductory framework for performance from a theoretical perspective. The duality of the subject was enforced by Peter McCleary when he discussed issues of negotiation between the opaque and the transparent, and between art and science. He provided a theoretical framework for reflection on the complex nature of architecture. We have witnessed this negotiation or mediation between components being discussed in a variety of forms during the symposium. One of the main issues discussed as a possible factor in bringing new forms of architecture is the computational instrument which I believe can act as a mediator or an interface between these two worlds, art and science.
