The Problem of Entourage

Abstract

This project proposes to create various digital depictions of a populated architectural drawing through the usage of the entourage in architecture. Entourage in architecture is the usage of people, and other inanimate objects in architectural drawings to showcase a set building/project in our reality which has traditionally been used to convey scale. This research is important because it will showcase a new drawing convention in architecture of the populated drawing and a recent phenomenon of viewing them at a larger scale through the agency of the entourage and its implication and connection to the normality and biases of a society. Presenting entourage in a new light by progressing it beyond its traditional use. This project builds upon past research done in the architectural field by using the research of populated drawings, mainly Dora Epstein Jones “Little People Everywhere: The Populated Plan”, as a guide that will influence the final drawing. And drawing references of previous populated drawings such as “The Garden of Earthly Delights Triptych” by Hieronymus Bosch and “A Situation Constructed from Loose and Overlapping Social and Architectural Aggregates” by MOS architects. These drawings show strategic ways of using the entourage based on a subject/idea. Which will further the ideas of using entourage as an entity beyond scale. The expected outcome of this research project is to produce digital drawings based on a new drawing convention in architecture known as a populated drawing. Then drawing a connection between the entourage and its implication to society and emphasizing the ability of these drawings to make a type of proclamation. My personal motivation stems from my architectural background and a vast interest in the entity of architecture. My main interest is using architecture as platform of exploring different themes within it through my personal point of view.