Astraterno: Bridging Past, Present, & Future: An Architectural Investigation in its Role in Time

Abstract

Architecture has tangible qualities that embody a work's physical makeup and intangible qualities that contribute to the feeling and expression of time. Every building has moments of time embedded in their fabric that expresses the past, present, and future. Some of these moments are expressed in materials, whether they show signs of decay, or they are sleek, newly fabricated, and installed. They are also expressed in site and location, where moments of history existed long ago, or the stage of significance for future events that could possibly shape history. Present day is constantly expressed in any architectural work that is occupied by users. Each element of time is expressed in architecture. Architectural works are moments themselves existing in a continuous time line that can easily express their moments in time. Architectural design that has been created, can act as a tangible and intangible forces that expresses the concept of time.